My dog has a burden
Behind his chocolate brown eyes filled with love
The happy wag of his tail when I walk through the door
The natural bounce of his white curls after a brushing
Black is the cruelest of cold that sends an excruciating pain indescribable.
Black is the loss of a life that makes loneliness.
Black is a starless night, not a light to be seen.
Every winter, every spring, every fall, snowfall
The forest trees perch in the snow like a winter wonderland
All slopes visible from any window
Every single one drowned in snow