Winter Walks Away

Winter walks away 
through spring mud 
and melting snow, 
face weighted in frown, 
Napoleon fists unclenched 
in humiliating retreat, 
his Grande Armee of cold, 
ice and wind 
dying on their feet 
utterly depleted 
never to fully recover 

in truth, 
Winter was once 
Emperor, 
outflanking Autumn, 
outsmarting snowplows, 
outraging motorists, 
and quite possibly 
overestimating himself
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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May 21, 2019 at 8:38 PM
Very nice analogy Kim. I particularly like the "outflanking, outsmarting, outraging".
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