Friday, October 20, 2017

Nebo Cabin

The interloper warmed his numb hands
before the warm gleaming of the stove.
Snow melting
pooling on the concrete floor
smelling of dust and pine.
The first cruel pangs
of sensation crept back
as he slowly massaged his hands
repetitiously.
The wind howled wickedly;
The ancient oaks
thrashed violently;
threateningly.
Night fell with icy resolution.
Specters encroached in the gloaming
of the forest
stark
bereft
abandoned.
The radiance wavered.
Elongated shadows waltzed
upon the floor
with sly foreboding.
Again the wind
whistled through leaky seals.
The chill bit
with callous indifference.
A somber acknowledgement grew

and the light fled further.

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