The Queen of Winter

Snowflakes plummet from a black sky:
A flurry of fallen feathers.
The queen of winter’s icy, cold tears—
Her sorrow escapes through weather.
She is not ready to let go,
Grasping on to time before spring;
When all the buds emerge, anew, 
When all the birds begin to sing.

When spring arrives, both green and gold,
She knows it is time to depart;
But she will return, soon enough—
You cannot change her icy heart.
Though she cannot linger any longer,
Her heart is cold, but her grief is stronger.
 

Amica

NH

17 years old

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