Paper snowflakes
and hot cups of tea
frost clinging
to the branches of trees
cosy and warm
while the wind pounds
the glass with it's cold fist
what I want
is just this
the Christmas spirit sinking in
while outside all is cold
and I'm just wrapped up,
looking out on the world.
In the season
is simple,
winter to
autumn
to spring
then summer
and repeat.
In atmosphere it's
easily detectable,
relaxed laughing
to shifty glances
awkward coughs
or vice versa.
In friends
it's neither.
No simple signs
or sudden change
Can't pin point
how
or why
it happens
or wonder
if it will change back.
