10. Spero

Look, I have no problem with sex words. Also, I well understand the meaning of “cock” regarding birds (once lived on a farm). But in this poem the dual meaning intrudes and I think damages the mood.
Otherwise, its a nice write with a degree of loneliness in the mention of weather-related events – “cold day”; “when the weather turns”. It nicely expands the sense of time despite the shortness of the write, and this combination gives the poem impact.
Alcuin