As the twig drifted downstream,609Please respect copyright.PENANAE05rSKGmt4
The icy current bore it away,609Please respect copyright.PENANAX2upxE6ZQr
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—609Please respect copyright.PENANANRqdl6GNFN
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,609Please respect copyright.PENANAP0jEiM0ZJM
The weight of snow began to fade.609Please respect copyright.PENANAlFUDSt4NnL
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and609Please respect copyright.PENANAwFcAD0HA28
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,609Please respect copyright.PENANAScYwbbY7DF
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,609Please respect copyright.PENANA2XGmqP4qul
So too did my spirit rise,609Please respect copyright.PENANAkDODadJ5AO
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,609Please respect copyright.PENANAWK1835RgKP
There lingers the promise of spring.609Please respect copyright.PENANA0PBJOUdOmO
And as the twig was born anew,609Please respect copyright.PENANAoVtCbJVcef
So, too, was my heart—609Please respect copyright.PENANAPNdRxybxCE
Ready once more to embrace the world.