Christmas and the New Year

[hack]

a stifled sob
a sleet wet dog
a sprig of wilted green

an unused smile
an untied bow
an empty house between

[PrinceMyshkin]

"So much depends upon" the things that appear to be omitted here, or implied without being made overt. What a sad, sad, moving poem!

[Hawkman]

One can only marvel at the elegant simplicity which implies so much. Best wishes - H

[YesNo]

I liked the second stanza best, especially "unused smile". Nice meter and rhyme.

[Bar22do]

This is quietly tearing, hack... your mastery is now an established fact, though you continue to to surprise!
A good New Year to you,
Bar