
The other side of Midnight awakens
In dark and shadow clinging to the last
Vestiges of warmth as chill
Extinguishes Fall
Frost consumed earth
Sips the fruit of the white vine
of first frost, eyes opened
Rising slowly...crackling crisp
The other side of midnight sighs
Where freeze lurks
and cold blooms holy
❄️ quiet, intimate, and strangely ceremonial.
The wind calms, holding its breath.
Leaves no longer rustle - they crackle faintly,
stiffened by ice.
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Grass blades snap underfoot - brittle, like glass.
Frost clings - a delicate armor, resisting touch.
🌲 Trees in Stillness, waits
Branches creak with slow, aching rhythms.
No wind, just the subtle shift in temperature -
wood contracting, adjusting.
🐦 Distant Calls of Birdsong - sparse, tentative.
A robin chirps once, then falls silent, testing the air.
🚪Human Echoes
As a door opens. The sound is sharper...
cold amplified edges. Footsteps crunch on gravel,
each step a punctuation in the silence.
💧 Frozen Breath
Your own exhale becomes audible, a soft plume of vapor.
It hisses briefly, then vanishes.
A poem, a soundscape of surreal narrative
where frost becomes the main character
in the play of a winter wonderland.

About the Creator
Antoni De'Leon
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).
Tiffany, Dhar, JBaz, Rommie, Grz, Paul, Mike, Sid, NA, Michelle L, Caitlin, Sarah P. List unfinished.



Comments (7)
You way with words is so beautiful. 🏆✍️💙 never stop writing
This was soooo wonderful and beautifully written! Loved it!
Nostalgia and the distant sounds of something cold this way comes...really beautiful poetry
I could almost hear the frost forming and feel the stillness in this one. The soundscape element is so vivid. Awesome work!
Beautiful, but I am not ready yet.
What a beautiful poem to cheer on the coming of the winter season. I really like to awake to a frosty morning. Great job.
Take a bow Antoni! This is majestic; regal; soul-touchingly beautiful & a winner in my book! Go gurl! Proud of you! 👏🏾💪🏾🥳💕