Dutch winter view

Ice etched in intricate designs

on the window by which I stand,

trying to catch the elusive

brilliance of winter's light

on a carefully held prism

Coaxing rays of crystalline

luminosity to paint

my world with pretty colors

and vibrant hues -

to cover and distort

my inner pain and give

credence to my facade.

But the winter light is shadowed

by blues and grays, casting

a hazy fog over all that I know,

and those brilliant colors

coninue to dance

away, far away,

leaving me still standing

by a frosty window,

shivering and cold,

praying for the warmth

of summer days.

by Debbie Kerr

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