Prayer
woody fingers stretch
stripped ebony limbs beseech
beg winter's mercy
Interior Decorating
Icicles curtain
Windows to a frost-tipped world
Inside, white-hot fire
Soul Food
Chocolate-brimmed mugs
cinnamon buns with icing
altar offerings
Quilt
ragged print patches
rub rough against pale dry skin
mothballs scent old wool
Woodstove
Rusty steel hinges
creak, ashes spill fire-hot on floor
frosty nostrils singe
Biscuits
flour, soda, salt
butter, milk, mix together
bake, eat--piping hot
Strawberry Jam
Jars of summer's sun
sweeten winter's sere cellar
hold sunlight hostage
Sleep
pile on blankets
snuggle deep in fleece cocoons
recover lost dreams
