The winter solstice-poem by Matt Borczon

The winter solstice is asimple poemof escapeor a song aboutneed it'sa long nights sleepa prayerloud enoughto wakethe deadit's thesun sinkinglike an8 ballin thecorner pocketit's warm hands on cold fleshit's greystreets freezingfor Christmasit's aMaltese falcona happyending agypsy violinplaying slowas treesdie and snow fallsover everythingcovering morningwith itsreminder thateveryone getsa chanceto start over. Matthew Borczon is a poet from Erie, Pa he has published 6 books of poetry the latest being the Smallest coffins are the Heaviest through Epic Rites Press. He publishes widely in the small press. Poem by Matt Borczon Drawing by Janne Karlsson