Still Unknown Beyond

The steps are frozen;
Icicles hang from the boards--
A cold wintry mix.







Freezing misty rain
Ices the road, fogs the trees.
Car headlights glow.









Freezing tent cocoon
Glows translucent in the mist;
Caterpillars gone.







On the thin brambles
Drops of frozen water hang;
Stopped before they fell.

Gray shining pavement
Curves down to familiar bend
Still unknown beyond.









Sitting silently
Abandoned house does nothing;
Grass grows on its roof.








White X on the pole
Painted in haste by someone
Clearly marks the spot.





Fading into mist
The trees march into blankness
Like ghosts on parade.