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Winter

dormancy has lapsed upon
this exhaustless space.
a dusting of wintry mist
covers the austere ground.

the ambrosial songs of earth
have long since drifted away.
leaving a dim firmament
wrapped within the clouds.

collages of foliage litter the rock
left to lie under the somber snow.
wispy branches, naked stretched
in dismal bleakness shuddering with cold.

a sadness penetrated this frozen land
weeping for a past depressive state.
dark thoughts take over, gnawing
announcing a future shrouded in haze.

twilight drifts in, leaving all veiled in dusk
and the cold of the evening ensnares the mind.
tear drops fall from snowflake eyes
warding off the recession of the day.

a piercing wind blows
biting at vulnerable skin.
all strength has been drained
sinking in coldness to the ground.

triangles of feathery firs
remain enveloped in this white wreath.
a dense wood impassible
strong, locked in frost.

soaring high a lonely raven
sent to foretell this fate.
silence settles upon frost reigns
blown away by the howling wind.