Lyric Poem · Family
One Window's Glow
It isn't really wrapping,
and it was never snow —
it's every mile that's traveled
toward one window's glow.
It's extra chairs and table leaves,
old stories, candlelight:
the year's whole love, collected,
and spent in one warm night.
Original poem © QuillOak — free for personal use.
“One Window's Glow” by The QuillOak Editors — quilloak.com/poems/one-windows-glow
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