Falling into winter

       

Falling into Winter


I feel "fall" coming
I feel it start to shadow
my inner light
soon to be eclipsed by
the dread of winter
or should I say
the dead of winter
I despise the power
it has over me

I am a child of spring
a child of summer
I love the wind in my hair
and the sun of my face
cares seem farther away
in the warmth of summer

although I do find "Fall"
stunning with its colors
of red and gold
I hate what creeps up
behind it
endless days of
gray and bitter cold

I must always keep thinking
spring is on the other side
of winter
I hold tight to the memory
of golden sunshine
and the rebirth
of green

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