December and you are still, quiet You have been and will be, here My feet tread on your open, toes All brown half covered by hard, slabs Cut into squares that hold, without Intention but because of, weight Your spine firm to this single, place The standing will make you go, shoot Orange sticks into the clear, air Above our homes to frequent, space The street knows has not been, kept For you must not delay, instead Rise past this beyond, away From steps below that will go, on