As the twig drifted downstream,608Please respect copyright.PENANAsFEh3ryXj1
The icy current bore it away,608Please respect copyright.PENANAhptz5TYP5J
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—608Please respect copyright.PENANA7dHM5oWvPu
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,608Please respect copyright.PENANAP1ILhn4Jrh
The weight of snow began to fade.608Please respect copyright.PENANAU2jqvtzBoo
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and608Please respect copyright.PENANAGSfRPpL4ru
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,608Please respect copyright.PENANA8l8DBlxaNI
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,608Please respect copyright.PENANAXmkKWMAzwv
So too did my spirit rise,608Please respect copyright.PENANA1SNesH5KAN
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,608Please respect copyright.PENANAA7llfbvHkA
There lingers the promise of spring.608Please respect copyright.PENANApN3NzRvuEI
And as the twig was born anew,608Please respect copyright.PENANAThhJyVCX0j
So, too, was my heart—608Please respect copyright.PENANAW3djPCQSMi
Ready once more to embrace the world.