As the twig drifted downstream,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOwvhStfmB
The icy current bore it away,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCp3AO2TKn
Half-hidden beneath winter’s hush—505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2F730LdFg
A symbol of my frozen heart.
Yet as the days grew long and bright,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk1hjwDsIn
The weight of snow began to fade.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9X4ALKxWf
Layer by layer, the frost withdrew, and505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNAl21SHc0
My soul stirred from its slumber.
When at last the twig emerged,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgiANBRpHi
Stripped bare, unshackled, free,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETCrpLIRvT
So too did my spirit rise,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX7rr90kSq
Untangled from the grief I bore.
For even in the depths of winter,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDfsvmluVP
There lingers the promise of spring.505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xkpKHhGX8
And as the twig was born anew,505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TBLqzc3Gx
So, too, was my heart—505Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8ygFzQDPL
Ready once more to embrace the world.
