Rabbits and oak leaves in the garden.
Shoes in heaps by the door. In the kitchen,
scents of cranberry and molasses.
The amaryllis blooming
in the post office window.
Flannel sheets.
Night. The white
cry of the wind.
Reasons to Winter Over
Jenna K Funkhouser is a Pacific Northwest-based artist and poet. Recent poems have been published by Ekstasis, St. Katherine Review, Penwood Review, and Stirring Lit, among others. You can find her most recent ekphrastic collection, Bright Inhabited Lives (Kelsay Books), and other recent work at jennakfunkhouser.com.