As the twig drifted downstream,502Please respect copyright.PENANAGEURu8HOVT
The icy current bore it away,502Please respect copyright.PENANALUu2UpFNoq
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—502Please respect copyright.PENANA2gvaZ2qPU0
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,502Please respect copyright.PENANAagsQBknlD6
The weight of snow began to fade.502Please respect copyright.PENANAiUNmKaIOOE
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and502Please respect copyright.PENANAByQa65VQHO
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,502Please respect copyright.PENANAxM6fleYbkR
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,502Please respect copyright.PENANADcgxhgyR3C
So too did my spirit rise,502Please respect copyright.PENANApaPOtC2c65
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,502Please respect copyright.PENANAPLot7n56xl
There lingers the promise of spring.502Please respect copyright.PENANAAI4znQaChH
And as the twig was born anew,502Please respect copyright.PENANA6vkj6OBbkD
So, too, was my heart—502Please respect copyright.PENANAHuKgU9DN1f
Ready once more to embrace the world.