As the twig drifted downstream,516Please respect copyright.PENANAFuEa5UUx9g
The icy current bore it away,516Please respect copyright.PENANATPMOsWktH0
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—516Please respect copyright.PENANAjAAhh9PYC7
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,516Please respect copyright.PENANALqYHF4Qp8u
The weight of snow began to fade.516Please respect copyright.PENANAMYQwt9UfrO
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and516Please respect copyright.PENANAkhBlnVPmXw
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,516Please respect copyright.PENANABQUuxlzJmM
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,516Please respect copyright.PENANABgADc3PlfI
So too did my spirit rise,516Please respect copyright.PENANAepChy2wQX3
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,516Please respect copyright.PENANAPDGuF8IIyn
There lingers the promise of spring.516Please respect copyright.PENANALoJ5dVbOJi
And as the twig was born anew,516Please respect copyright.PENANA24TEasjx2k
So, too, was my heart—516Please respect copyright.PENANATxaeOinFlx
Ready once more to embrace the world.