Spirit of the Winter Barn

(inspired by my painting, SPIRIT OF THE WINTER BARN)

 

What haunts your vacant rafters

these cold mid-winter nights

where swallows nested in the heat

and cattle lowed in stalls beneath?

 

I feel a presence living there –

a spirit watching over you

a gentle, specter with no spite

who longs only to hold you tight.

 

So have no fear dear winter barn

I sense you’re safe ‘til spring returns

Enjoy this quiet, peaceful pace

‘Til life fills up your empty space.