Winter In Spring

A glow of amber light  burst from beneath the thick dark clouds
At first  I thought winter was coming to a close but it quietly fades away.
Even on the coldest morning I could walk up and down the street sipping  hot tea from my long  blue cup without wearing a winter jacket but this morning's cold was somewhat peculiar, it stings and swindled every  joint in my body
and  the more I sip the colder I become.
It wasn't the cold that concerned me but  the grim  energy that surrounds me
Customs, habits ,practices, lifestyles and  sophistication
The moon looked like the sun and it feels as if winter has just began.
A winter that has lasted for  more than a decade
A winter that has  caused a total lock down
Not even man or beast could be found
thus forcing everyone underground.
But I have learnt from an early age how to conquer fear 
so to be honest, I don't have any fear
I am the valiant tree looking bravely over the horizon
and no force can conquer me.
The stinging cold penetrated my porous knitted gloves and found it's way
into my  hollow shoe worn out from my journey over this tethered ground.
The wound was so deep spilling agony up and down my blistered feet
Instantaneously the amber glow became brighter and moon appeared bigger
resting boldly on top of the dark clouds but something kept forcing it out.
My meditation was brief
My tea  became cold
And the blistering frost fully infiltrate my tired frame
My entire body was numb but mercy saved my from this treacherous cold.
Full moon with rain
Full moon with snow
Full moon with heat
But never have I experienced a  full moon with such precarious chill
It's Winter in Spring.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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March 11, 2017 at 7:18 AM
Really well done Christine, you gave me a chill with this wintry piece.
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