The Desolation Of January: A Poem & A Drabble
Miranda Crites
The Desolation of January
The gray desolation of January
Has crept in with the fog
Smothering out daylight
And devouring daydreams
Mist falls from the colorless sky
Droplets gather on bare branches
Then they plop to the ground
Further saturating the earth
Creeks and streams rush by
Carrying limbs and dead leaves
In their boiling murky waters
From the storms of many yesterdays
Mud squishes and slops
The land sinks further
The lifeless sky still cries
Not a speck of color
Are we only dormant
For a little while?
Only a season of deep sleep
To regenerate tomorrow?
Or is this the final winter
With no more springtimes to come?
Are we only waiting
For rebirth?
Where has life gone
During this barren season?
Will it come back this time?
Or are we in bleakness forever?
The New Year is Much Happier Because Last Christmas I Gave You My…: A Confession
It seemed we’d been trudging through nearly knee-deep snow for an hour to find what Bruce deemed the perfect Christmas tree. I would’ve been perfectly happy with a fake tree, but that wasn’t good enough for Bruce. Nothing ever was, especially me. My feet were almost unbearably cold. I knew better than to complain. Finally, Bruce found a tree he liked. Actually, I liked it, too. Bruce circled the tree again to make sure it was the one he wanted. He decided it would do. He asked for the axe, and I gave it to him right between the eyes.
Miranda Crites
Miranda Crites is a reader, writer, book reviewer, photographer, and lover of horror from the ghostly woods of rural West Virginia.
The writing bug bit Miranda at a very early age. She was pretty much born with a pen and a camera in her hands. She won the young writers’ contest in first grade and received her first camera as a gift when she was nine years old.
When not writing, Miranda enjoys spending time with her family. She and her family spend a lot of time off the grid where they are building a cabin in the supposedly haunted woods.
Miranda is self-employed. She and her husband create large and small vinyl decals, t-shirts, signs, and a plethora of creative customized items.
Some of her many hobbies when time allows are: making unique crafts and artwork, painting, hiking, and, of course, photography.
She has a diploma for Writing for Children and Teenagers although most of her current work is horror fiction and poetry.
Miranda is a member of Team Kendall Reviews at www.KendallReviews.com where you can find her horror book reviews and her monthly feature, Miranda Snaps, which generally contains horror fiction and photography.
Miranda is one of “The Thirty,” which is a group of thirty authors who are each taking a turn in writing a chapter of an in-progress horror novel.
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