old man winter – Leaf And Twig

Bearded Branch

dressed up for halloween
or did old man winter
get snagged on a branch?

old man winter puffs
and ice flies
like dandelion fluff

snow
departing as vapor
old man winter’s last sigh

weary
old man winter
rests upon the bench

old man winter
passes through
leaving his frozen breath behind

The branches wear snow caps,
fluffy hats of cotton white,
at the behest of old man winter.