A Rose Before Winter

We've tried to work things out
This endless argument runs
in circles
The same words, the same hurt

Today we called a truce
but like a last rose
before winter,
we both know what's coming

Frost coats your gaze,
and a fridged wind trails your kisses
making me long for the deep sleep of the bear
but this slumber won't be broken
by the trickle of the changing season

So I'll savor this rose like a photograph,
capturing the delicate petals of our
temporary peace because that's how I choose
to remember this moment before the withering
sprinkles the earth
with the end
of it all.

About Erich

Erich is a web developer and a native New Englander who is passionate about life, the universe, and everything.

He is a Drupal consultant, previously employed as a senior developer at Harvard University, working on the IQSS OpenScholar project.  Prior to joining the team at Harvard, he was the engineering manager at CommonPlaces e-Solutions, in Hampstead, NH, contributing as the lead engineer on the Greenopolis.com and Twolia.com.

Erich is active in the Drupal community, having contributed modules and patches to the community. He presented at DrupalCon in Szeged Hungary, and co-presented at DrupalCon 2009 in Washington, DC.

Erich lives in New Hampshire with his wife, two sons, and three weimaraners.  When not writing code, Erich enjoys landscaping and woodworking.

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