evening in February winter

dark gray with even darker gray
above
black branches
Hallowe’en
scene
to look out on this hour

winter gloom
I guess
which is allowed by nature
then
with a sigh
perhaps
acceptable to us

changing seasons
substances
and
shapes

one
big reason that we stay here or move
or then return

some prefer the icy
while the rest
shall
be waiting for the green

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photo by Michaela Murphy on Unsplash