Lady of Winter

Dear lady of winter why must you be so harsh shed your ermine wraps and put away your hooded cloak of white - beautiful as it may seem when gleaming in the cold sun like a thousand diamonds and glossy pearls the land does slumber too long the trees sleep too deeply under your strict command of days that are too dark and moons peer out from behind cell bars and prison sentences of winter discontent release the prisoners of Spring held captive by a cruel winter in dampness and bone chilling days and nights - let down your dark walls and break the fetters of those who cry out to be free and taste the delights of the newborn world once again.. and do away with this abomination known as winter..