a tender shoot once felt the sun
beneath its snowy comforter
and dared to peek a tendril out
the promise of an afternoon
and sun's love on its eager face
bespoke a need for nourishment
despite mistrust of fickle wind
with wolf of winter prowling still
the stripling brazenly rose up
and winter gratefully stopped by
to drape a coat of ice upon
the startled stalk who sought the sun
who hadn't time for warm caress
in early February dusk
Mar 11, 2015
Mar 11, 2015 at 3:06 AM UTC
a tender shoot once felt the sun
beneath its snowy comforter
and dared to peek a tendril out
the promise of an afternoon
and sun's love on its eager face
bespoke a need for nourishment
despite mistrust of fickle wind
with wolf of winter prowling still
the stripling brazenly rose up
and winter gratefully stopped by
to drape a coat of ice upon
the startled stalk who sought the sun
who hadn't time for warm caress
in early February dusk
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