prepositions and nouns

he asked for my hand

not in marriage but to hold onto;
to get over yet another icy patch

he said: because you have a steady hand
-- I take that is a compliment on his side

I sometimes feel it's dead weight
my hand, that is

and exhaustive trust in me.

happy refuge at the austere asylum

...and the visiting hours are from eight to ten, he said
no pets allowed.
no exceptions.

winter retrograde

I perceive the moon too bright and too far away
to give me solace tonight
it's all so very white

I fear the night too cold and too silent
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I don't like what I see in the window