"Destined Minds"

WINTER WILDERNESS

One mile away from any road
No sight of any trail
I say goodbye to summer’s love
As winter begins to snow

Province of all that is bleak
Your beauty etched in
Short days and low temperatures
That begs no forgiveness

A concert that heralds & warns
A deathly chill, the left hand of
Darkness that depresses
The mind greater still

And softly falls the snow
That hardens the heart of ice
Snowflakes of rare ice crystal
Elaborate matrix of perfect symmetry

And there on the ground snow
Remains waiting for summer to melt
Only to find winters stain
And glacier of winters’ night

Maree Long
© Maree Long 2007