Wishing for Winter

Thoughts of cold and snow stir
within a warm body,
the only place those thoughts
can be found here to whirl.

But my mind is in need of a cold couch
And a warm blanket, held by
cold hands near a hot fire,
the cold dark night all around.

I need frosty windowpanes and my breath to be seen
so I can stay inside, huddled and close and safe
hot cocoa in hand
rekindling the fire burning in bright eyes.

As we move from warmth to warmth
in a house chilled by the cold,
we secretly hold the journey dear
for making the destination feel more like home.

And on those wintery nights
when our eyes finally fall closed,
tucked in our warm beds we lie still
as in our dreams we smile.

<3 smr