Cold
Today the winds blew cold
Coming
With a ferocious appetite
From the borders of the north
Fearlessly
Sweeping away all traces
Of summer and autumn
That the earth once knew
These were hard winds
Chilly winds
Winds that never knew
The softness of a tree in bloom
Or a blanket of flowers
Covering the land
Cold, cold winds
That left behind
The skeleton of a forest
Once filled with colors
But now empty and white
Today
The winds blew cold
Christmas cold
Canadian cold
Arctic cold
Winter cold
You-left-me cold
And foolish me
To even think you might return
With just a little bit
Of spring
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