DARK
WINTER SECRETS
The solstice passed some days ago,
[And right before our eyes];
December's snowy curtains
Slowly shut,
and feigned disguise...
See that cloud of snowflakes dance?
Tumbling toward the lake?
January bares
its soul
Of this, there's no mistake...
The stage is set for frosty lights,
Some shallow and some steep;
The earth exudes an ice-age chill,
With secrets , wintry-deep...
poem by L.P.-G./ 12/2021
DECEMBER
The firmament bends far overhead
In shades of frost and gray;
The skeletal limbs of barren
trees
Have no green leaves at play...
All is stilled by deathly
gusts;
And winds that bring destruction...
How can the sun assuage this
scene?
"December's
introduction"
poem written by L.P.-G. 2021
... and here are just 'some' of them !!!
12-7-2021: Happy B'day, Dr. R.C.G.
Just
the facts, ma'am; just the facts!!!
By endorsing and
promoting conspiracy theories, or at
least not rebutting them, crafty politicians [and certain
"opinion" networks; e.g., FOX] shamelessly exploit various unwitting
and naïve individuals' fundamental [both
unspoken and sub-conscious]
deep psychological needs.
Can't 'deck the halls'
just yet:
Their walls are sullied
by gunshot and soot;
The night skies grow ever
dimmer
Toward the solstice that beckons...
What shall we call this
Epoch of guns and bloodshed
Whose love of carnage
Is like wild, wicked
thorns?
December stands marked
By coffins, not garlands...
The scent of holly and
juniper
Is stilled; snuffed out
by senseless
Acts of violence.
