Falling Snow

Snowfall silent in the sky

The who and what and where and why

In quiet night snowflakes fly

It floats and flutters by my eye

Sitting in this darkened night

Falling snow reflecting light

Fog hides the world from sight

A sweater on warms frozen bite

In the dark I sit and wait

And though my heart may hesitate

I sit and ponder our shared fate

Praying feelings will not complicate

A frozen world past my window

What comes next I do not know

Staring out at falling snow

Eyes grow heavy now with sleep

Snow falls down and settles deep

In dark of night can’t hear a peep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

The Sound of Nobody

It was odd to wake up alone

For the first time in my entire life

There was nobody else

Just me, myself, and I

And none of them get along

There was nobody to make breakfast for

Nobody to wake up on the sofa

There was nobody in the top bunk

Sleeping past noon

There was no head on the pillow

Sitting cold next to mine

Nobody stirring in another room

Getting ready to make coffee

That I wasn’t going to drink

Nobody fell asleep in the armchair

After a late-night movie

Nobody stealing my cigarettes

Nobody pouring a morning cocktail

There was nobody in my shower

The only think that I could sense

Was silence upon the air

And I began to wonder

How long this isolation would last

Hoping that it was temporary

Praying it would not last

Fearful of things staying the same

I Was There

Fresh night air
So calm and cool
The dog runs through snow
Endless exploring
My tired eyes try to track
Footprints in the snow
I close my eyes
I breathe in
The only sounds
Are from paws pattering
And snow crunching
Underneath my boots
The world is asleep
And ice blankets the ground
The only star I see
Is right above my head
In that moment
As I peer up at it
I cannot help but feel
That star staring back
Wondering who will blink
To close this connection
The dog pulls
Ready to move on
The sky feels distant again
But I can't help but feel
For one moment
I was there