by Samantha Beardon
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Is winter here yet?
Winter set into my heart many months ago
The freezing block rimmed with sparkling ice
Growing bigger with my fountain of black tears
How I long for the heat of summer to release me
To allow me from this numbed prison.
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Is winter still here?
Since I felt your love slipping away from me
I feel the coldness of the north winds
Chilling my very bones as I continue in life as an automaton
Paying lip service to my chores and responsibilities
Doing what I must with an absence of joy.
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Ah winter!
Today the season has caught up with my already wintry soul
Outside the grass is silvered and sparkling with frost
The sky is grey but under the clouds I see a golden glow
No significant heat to purge the voracious cold
But adding brightness to cheer and enough heat to melt the icy vapour
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Ah darkness!
You make the winter days feel long
Daylight is at a premium the day skewed to favour darkness
This suits my feeling of melancholy my disaffection with the world
Like an animal I can guard my hurts and hibernate
I need not shine a light on your lack of caring.
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Hibernation is impossible life gets in the way
As winter approaches we live in close array
The darkness is a complication but our lives are full of light
In the cold midwinter, we stay cozy make things right.
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Ah winter
It is a season of more than dark and cold
Nuts and berries on the trees food for creatures
The warmth of a roaring fire, as we take our ease
The beauty of the virgin snow on garden, tree and field
Logistics can be difficult but as humans we succeed.
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Ah winter
Have I lost your love
Let us sit by the fire and air our souls
May the ice on my heart be melted in the glow
Even if your love has dissipated
I need to tackle winter, love it and extol.
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Winter Magic - a multi-author anthology of poetry and prose
RandomAn anthology of winter magic-inspired poetry and prose, written by a number of talented authors.
