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Suburbia in December (Free verse) by Nicholas Jones
Blank nights, fog clouding the estate,
sharp corners and black ice cause cars
to spin from roads, making people late
for who knows what? It blots out even stars,
but from the fog a headlight glares, too bright,
it shines on houses. Then pedestrians fall
on compacted snow - all does not look right.
Tonight we can be gloomy, that is all.
From in the fog a headlight glares at me
I hide my eyes but still feel its despair.
Below is solid ice, while even trees
seem strange, downcast - like they should not be there
The transformation scares me, but I walk on
To contemplate the rising of the sun.
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