Memories...
glisten from naked skeletons,
hung like sharp glass
shining in a sea of regret.

Petals...
plucked to breathe,
to survive the harshness
of winter.

Flesh...
oblivious to snow's chill,
caressed by the warmth
of inner compassion.

Flowers...
emerge at random
amid a carpet of thought,
recalling the summers
of happier times.

Fresh growth...
cupped in the
palms of future,
regenerating amidst
a cloak of bleakness.

Icicles...
drip languidly in the face
of desire, of strength
and determination,
as the calling of spring echoes
amidst a forest of hope
and the promise of
life anew.