Aestival Girl

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Winter kisses my window every morning and
I can see the frost slowly starting to spread,
ivy of ice branching out
blooming on the frozen glass
like opaline fingers reaching out
but I turn my head.

I am an aestival girl
with sunflower blood heating my veins,
basking in Summer's embrace.
I speak in shades of gold and violet.

The sharp sting of Winter grips the air
and I wilt under the intrusive touch.

The cryophilic are thriving
as I mourn the death of Summer
digging out plants with numb fingers
searching their roots for my quiescent king.

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