The Boys in Their Woolen Caps

Laughter filled
the woods
with every silvery
breath
of the crimson-cheeked
boys
in their woolen caps
on those
bright
sunny days
 
Fearless
winter warriors
held tight
to snow sprayed
toboggans,
down glassy hilltops
their chariots
charged
into the
glistening
unknown
 
— © Katharine Hollister