The Eternal Pine Forest, An Unofficial Love Sonnet

I love the winter, the way it whirls my breath Away; reminds me I am alive, there's hope. I love the ferns bejeweled in snow, the heath As it patterns our legs, walking forest-roads. I love the spring, that washes snow away, Brings flowers, strong roots, fragile and pale- Seeming. I love the summer, storm-blaze Lazy lightning, theater of stars, golden corn That nourishes body and soul. Yet much more I love my friend, Artemis-twin, born Under the weight of July, dice against the score, Surviving, with lightning bolt in her spine. Her autumn rain, soft and healing, but strong, Metallic purple dancing in wind-song.