The Dark Winter Returns

Winter again whips up the wind,

I hear the lone buoy’s drone.

Warning the boaters to stay away,

While calling the wildlife home.

I bought a new heated mattress,

For nights wrapped in icy snow …

Another year I promised to leave,

Yet didn’t have the heart to go.

Seasonal dramas will renew soon,

I would hate to miss the mystery…

Of all the fates approaching the cliff,

Affecting this old home’s history.  

I’ll hunker down one more season,

Continuing the settler’s fight,

The battle is only six months long,

Until the return of light.