a fixed point in time
December's breath upon the glass.
A date etched in frost,
luminous and still.
Between the hours,
silence accumulates like snow.
Each moment a crystal
forming in the dark.
The aurora shifts overhead,
painting time in color.
Green dissolves to violet.
Violet yields to rose.
A single candle
holds the winter at bay.
Warmth persists
in the smallest gestures.
The date remains.
The night carries on.
2024 . 12 . 04