Winter

Winter rises  and snowflakes fall 
laying out a stark elegance 
of pure white untainted beauty
Winter reduces everything to the basics,
to the bare bones of life
only the underlying structure is left behind
with time, we too are reduced 
to our bare essentials, the bare bones
as our frailty comes to light 
our bid for eternity slows down
and  the winter of our lives
draws to a close, but life goes on, as
winter gives way to spring and
new life begins again, as winter ends.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Allison Avatar
February 4, 2015 at 2:43 AM
wonderful imagery Carmen - your writes bring sunshine to our world:-) hugs Jan xxx
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