Trees in Winter at Night

Trees in Winter at Night.
I like the look of trees in winter at night,
I like the brittle twisted branches concealing nothing,
I like the grim faces that appear to grin,
I like the sound as the wind howls by a leafless tree,
I like the grotesque shadows projected by trees,
I like the way people panic around trees at night,
I like the muscular protruding roots of winter trees,
I like the little demons that inhabit trees,
I like the fact that you can always smell rain around trees,
I like everything about trees in winter at night.

Ian Robert Parkin