Moonlit Surrender

It holds me still in its hypnotic beam. 

As I sit, gaze locked upward 

My body no longer feels the cold. 

Snow gently flurries all around but  

I remain quietly still. 

Ensnared by its lethal beauty, I sit. 

I cannot bear to look away.  

A peaceful contentment warms my soul 

even as I slowly freeze. 

A mournful howl in the distance,   

a single tear frozen on my cheek.  

I do not even realize it is the end 

as I am claimed by endless sleep.