Winter Blues

I wake in the middle of a cold winter night Light flickers across the ceiling from flames nearby Winter blues burst from my realm of sleep Tears of doubt fall, how to face another frozen day Feeling misunderstood in this darkness Grasping for words that often land on deaf ears Sadness spills inside, from seeing slate colored skies One day after another, as winter takes hold tightly I wonder when the frigid air will not reach within Squeezing my heart like a thief of warmth Reminding me trees are bare and life can be empty I long for brightness of spring to waken my spirit To fill me with joy, like flowers with vibrant colors To erase the dark images looming day and night When transformation flickers like the flame I see Waving above me, back and forth, as I wait For life to capture the warm sunlight from East to West And these blues hanging on, let go with winter’s goodbye Heidi Sands 1/3/18 Placed 2nd in the ‘Winter Blues’ contest.