Winter Night
/Insipid winter twilight lacking
The glamour of autumn dusk
Wastes no time to impress earth
Ushers in the winter night
In such a hurry like his rush
To sever the marriage bond with her
Dark night is an insolent monster
Swaggers in to the center stage
Escorted by bitter wind
Howling along its way
Enshrouding her inner outcry
His nebulous stance conveys empty promise
Silently, they sit apart in the room
She rises to start a fire in the fireplace
Yet the warmth is powerless
To melt his coldness
The small space awkwardly accommodates
The long distance between their hearts
She attempts to break the ice
He returns with a cold-eye glance
Chillier than the freezing air
Drilling through window seams
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States