As the twig drifted downstream,609Please respect copyright.PENANAmKtLbFzPEh
The icy current bore it away,609Please respect copyright.PENANAeV5M01JY3I
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—609Please respect copyright.PENANAu8BI263YIg
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,609Please respect copyright.PENANAS029IYUW51
The weight of snow began to fade.609Please respect copyright.PENANAynuUFZUOaa
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and609Please respect copyright.PENANAr4zjblKxAs
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,609Please respect copyright.PENANAhjIF7QlMiH
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,609Please respect copyright.PENANABnK4XfY1PE
So too did my spirit rise,609Please respect copyright.PENANAsU0IdKVUFI
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,609Please respect copyright.PENANAIklFfvR4EX
There lingers the promise of spring.609Please respect copyright.PENANAY97xaEppOk
And as the twig was born anew,609Please respect copyright.PENANAIwmOO0ssfb
So, too, was my heart—609Please respect copyright.PENANAVdYJs7htwZ
Ready once more to embrace the world.