winter spell

it was just yesterday

i saw them,

covering the trees

like paint splattered

here and there

by children

they're naked now

like prisoners in camps,

bony and flesh all cracked,

waiting for

execution

you can hear them

softly breathing,

if you stand still

they're lying

beneath

your feet

all those leaves with

sunshine and rain,

laughter and tears,

love and hate,

anger and peace,

like ingredients

for a magic potion

what magic spell

comes to life

is

what's in your heart