Crossroom

An oblong, doorless
hall-like enclosure
ending in a window,
warmly-dimly lit and a
deep cherry hardwood floor.

Snowfall out the window
Bright grey pale sky
A view segmented
By dead branches.

The walls are or seem yellow
Due to candle-like lighting
From an unknown source,
And a roughly stuccoed ceiling.

Indigo and purple
Decorated glass
Of an unlit chandelier
Three-quarters down the hall
Whose walls are sparsely
Tidily adorned, with
Rural watercolour scenes
Of late summer days,
The Idle Responsibility.

Toward the window
The chandelier denotes
An intersection in the cruciform hall.

To the left, an old chipped white sink
Cracked with a dusty film.
The Right holds a table
Draped in red cloth
With a careless simple centrepiece arrangement.
Flowers and stems sleepily stacked
Nostalgic and trapped but safe.