As the twig drifted downstream,613Please respect copyright.PENANASTcLmdENdM
The icy current bore it away,613Please respect copyright.PENANAagc1e9LZBR
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—613Please respect copyright.PENANAgn173EMOen
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,613Please respect copyright.PENANAQAJMtVbXSc
The weight of snow began to fade.613Please respect copyright.PENANAHiSg2jKkHN
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and613Please respect copyright.PENANAWbUs08B9aB
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,613Please respect copyright.PENANAUpmijsxOrm
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,613Please respect copyright.PENANAz0fbwhtcml
So too did my spirit rise,613Please respect copyright.PENANANnypLLaxR5
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,613Please respect copyright.PENANAGZv4LuWzFm
There lingers the promise of spring.613Please respect copyright.PENANArRDMoVq0z9
And as the twig was born anew,613Please respect copyright.PENANAYT55OX5adN
So, too, was my heart—613Please respect copyright.PENANAa5Hv0211TW
Ready once more to embrace the world.