Winter

Date: 02.12.2007
Time: 11:32 a.m.

Winter sheds another tear
Unto the earth’s welcoming arms
The silence frozen till it is thawed
By sounds of approaching hooves
Bearing with them the message
Of another battle lost
And one being fought relentlessly
Against the might of one’s own arms.

Winter heaves another sigh
Drifting into the sullen mists
Smoky circles dance till they fade
Or are shattered by swift movement
Bringing with it more stories
Of destruction and blood lost
In a crimson haze
Against the might of one’s own arms.

Winter sings another dirge
For awaiting ears of dying trees
Fallen leaves hear it and know
That their time is past, and come to naught perhaps
Crushed beneath heavy footsteps
Feeling whispers of fading hope
Finally succumbing to the draught of despair
Against the might of one’s own arms.

End: 11:43 a.m.