As the twig drifted downstream,465Please respect copyright.PENANAF3nLJQky61
The icy current bore it away,465Please respect copyright.PENANAcFat2bTKZq
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—465Please respect copyright.PENANAaEuwX9nACj
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,465Please respect copyright.PENANAMa9LPzvMcA
The weight of snow began to fade.465Please respect copyright.PENANApcw3x0JwRb
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and465Please respect copyright.PENANAny1EMZjGXk
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,465Please respect copyright.PENANAYCmIwuQFeO
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,465Please respect copyright.PENANAZz0KFNJKCs
So too did my spirit rise,465Please respect copyright.PENANAyxH0UVymyU
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,465Please respect copyright.PENANAhneZ0JTkTr
There lingers the promise of spring.465Please respect copyright.PENANAhcxfoRdWc3
And as the twig was born anew,465Please respect copyright.PENANA45U7SkjUvz
So, too, was my heart—465Please respect copyright.PENANAKnL2NWXjCj
Ready once more to embrace the world.