The sun returns, a lengthening thread
To stitch the wounded earth from white to green
A whispered argument with what was dead.
Beneath the frost, a stubborn, hidden bed
Of bulbs now stirs—a bold, unyielding scene
Their pushing is a question thinly spread.
The river, loosed from its icy stead,
Chants melt and motion, restless and keen,
A fluid claim where frozen words had fled.
Then hope, not mild, but in sharp temper bred,
Wears winter’s doubt like a mantle, seen
In light that argues with the dark it.
Jan 11
Jan 11, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
The sun returns, a lengthening thread
To stitch the wounded earth from white to green
A whispered argument with what was dead.
Beneath the frost, a stubborn, hidden bed
Of bulbs now stirs—a bold, unyielding scene
Their pushing is a question thinly spread.
The river, loosed from its icy stead,
Chants melt and motion, restless and keen,
A fluid claim where frozen words had fled.
Then hope, not mild, but in sharp temper bred,
Wears winter’s doubt like a mantle, seen
In light that argues with the dark it.
World News January
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