A ghazal by Rick Slottow
Beware my friends of slick December roads
lost at misty bus stops rather than shelter once loved

delicate unbalanced pride welcomes restless sleep,
take your place, stand your ground, demand to be loved once

forever arranging folded hopes among old boxes
in remembrance of flowers mama once loved

Sitting all day never saying "Please do come in"
drinking from yesterdays cup someone loved once

Cold rainy mornings surly beat wet frozen snow
hard benches, dust and mud replace cotton sheets once loved

If homeless, I'd have no cash for a motel 6, I'd have no home
only faded memories of being loved once

A ghazal by Werner Reichhold.