it's (still) a wonderful life

 

a heavy garland of sorrow

releases from

my winter-ragged bones

 

sitting on this ginger-crumb beach,

dipping my sugared toes,

letting the water wreath

 

around my ankles

icicle clear—it’s here,

on holiday i hibernate,

 

and marshmallow-float

the weight, and gift,

of all this wonderland

 

 

© 2025 jennifer wagner

 

dVerse Q: hibernate