Slow Falling

Slow falling,
Close clouds blanket,
Short the days, hurry.
Slow falling is the light,
Fades, into chill stillness,
Day and night wrap each other,
Halting dance of long nights,
Silent the ice rimmed earth, waits.
Each bear branch, drips chill,
Slow falling is the light,
Dark blanket, obscure the star velvet night.
Moonless, waits each river,
Flooding, seeks the unwary step,
Engulfs, cold night,
Slow falling.