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Writer's pictureVictoria Roberts

When Winter Lasted Forever



After feeling the sun’s warmth,

I woke the next morning to the chill

Of howling winds and cloudy skies.

The first day of spring had passed

I was sure it would never return.

Such began the year that

Winter lasted forever.


The hours and days flew by,

Underneath a cloudy sky.

My fingers, my nose, and bone marrow,

Were penetrated by the incessant beating

Of winter upon the world.

I never stopped shivering the year that

Winter lasted forever.


Every person's face was grim;

Their lips were frozen in time.

Who could think to smile

At this bitter luck of ours?

The calendar declared it was spring,

But the elements battled that demand,

The dreadful year when

Winter lasted forever.


It was during this unfavorable time,

That a miracle began to emerge

For tears froze and heartaches became numb

And none of us succumbed to loneliness.

Instead, we drew closer

The year that,

Winter lasted forever.


For warmth, we cuddled and embraced

Even strangers passing our way.

No one was left out in the cold

For we all felt the bitter sting

Of winter upon our brow

And moved to offer every means

Of comfort to others, during the year,

Winter lasted forever


While exterior shadows converged frightfully,

We hid together from the claws of winter.

We whispered to one another in order,

That we might create more heat.

It was a sea of humanity shutting the door,

On the icy mask of the world and melting

Into an interior warmth. To defy the

Winter that lasted forever.


Gradually, the sun won nature’s battle

And took its place in the atmosphere.

With waves of heat, it swept away

The monstrous drifts that remained.

Strangers crept out of every house

And blinked in surprise.

You see, during the endless storms,

All had forgotten that

Winter almost lasted forever.


I stood on my porch the next day,

Watching the world

Revert to its natural course.

The frozen hearts and hermits fell back into place.

The world melted and, at the same time,

I mused at how awful it was that

Winter had not lasted forever.


For now, what cause had we,

To shelter fellow strangers?

Who would care for the homeless?

Who would whisper to orphans

On warm spring nights?

Must we only help them if,

Winter lasted forever?


Then, my tears that

once had no cause to fall,

Coursed down my cheek.

In distress, I uttered a desperate prayer,

For nature to reverse itself.

It was not to be so, but in that prayer

remained my last remnant of when

Winter lasted forever.

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