For Logan

The golden glow of a fireplace
a garland of valentines strung
across the mantel: red hearts
tiny white and grey snowballs.

Outside a winter wonderland
tall pine trees with tufts
of crisp snow tucked in branches,
red cardinals flit to and fro
with soft swirls of lake effect snow.

Inside a cherub with pink lips
slumbering in my arms
tiny baby sighs,
after Covid’s darkness.

Such innocence in a new year
as the yellow watchdog
sits near the fire at my feet.

Cindy Crebbin loves watching nature's tiny changes as each season in Wisconsin begins, her grandchildren as they grow from infant to high school student, and traveling in Arizona, Portugal, and Poland. She facilitates a poetry workshop in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and has an MFA in creative writing, Converse College, South Carolina.