Lands all locked in cold and snow
Slows the news and consequences
But come the thaw
The floodgates loosen
And Spring has sprung
Minus all the illusions.

There's new life
Microbial and so talented
And the virii never slow
We're pretty under-handed.

But it's war that kills the most
Minus aid, direction or host
Ideas that were meant to be stamped out
Just keep making the post.

Killers die
Dreamers die
Flowers die
All awaiting
Another day.