A Winter’s End
The winds blow fierce this winter’s eve
Ten feet of snow, my time to grieve
Nowhere to go, Nowhere to stay
As frostbite rears its head today
I sit and wonder why I’m here
I’m left alone, my end is near
The time for thoughts as I get numb
Drift to the good and not the glum
I see my past when I was young,
a pleasant time, of joy, and fun
I see those times downhill I’d go
On sleds and skis above the snow
With skates and sticks on ice we’d play
With snowmen built along the way
Those rosy cheeks and breaths so clear
And driveways plowed with others near
Of comfort from the world so white
With fires bright from logs at night
And blankets with their fleece so dear
Warm clothes to wear, hot chocolate near
Where love did flourish and friends abound
Where future hopes and goals resound
An endless life filled with much bliss
But for my choice that I must miss
I should have said that I would stay
And then enjoyed this winter’s day
Instead my venture I have blown
By going out all on my own
I thought I had just what it takes
To reach my goal, catch all the breaks
But fates decreed that not be so
So here I lie entrapped in snow
I hope I am remembered well
As one who tried but never tell
This one mistake that I must keep
It’s time for me to go to sleep.
