winter – Words & Music by Mike Power

Winter Wonderland

There is something a little Lawrence Welk-ish about Pentatonix. Even when they’re not singing holiday songs. The question is never if they’re doing drugs, it’s which ones. Caffeine, definitely. Probably some booze, at least one of them has to be a boozebag. I would hope, for their sake, that there are some less proper distractionsContinue reading “Winter Wonderland”

The snap in the air

Something about the snap in the air pulls everything into sharp focus Your breath and mine become tangible as the leaves disintegrate Now that the snow’s coming down we can’t blame childhood anymore

Tiny Snowflakes

Tiny snowflakes Light as the air Fall through the gloom Scratching and biting Scaring birds off their branches Surrounding trees and Building on brick and metal and shingle and grass Dancing with the slightest breeze Inspired by silent music Energized by lack of sunlight Impervious to reason Ready to cover the globe with tiny specksContinue reading “Tiny Snowflakes”