Downtown December

Downtown December doldrums

The sun is gone as rush hour begins

The street signals glow red, then green

Feeling like Christmas lights

Snow is white and brown along edges

Of slick, busy streets crowded with cars

People walk down sidewalks

Leaning into the gentle snowfall

Some will huddle at doors, smoking

Some will huddle at bus stops, waiting

Stores and bars glow brightly

With lights and warmth that invite

They offer refuge from the street

And urge us of the coming season

And how this time quickly draws near

With our lists still unfinished

I am oblivious and anonymous

I do not join the throngs of shoppers

The masses of commuters

I see the world, quieter

I see the world, whiter

This scene that will not be on my holiday cards

These sentiments that I will not be gift-wrapping

These memories I will not lose

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I see the world, quieter
I see the world, whiter

Like these lines here, this is wonderful as well.

[HoorayForUnderdog]

I can relate to your words. Your imagery is very well done.

ps...did I mention that YOU ROCK?!