Elucidating Questions

Winter is a tall woman

Her face is shadowed by her cloak

She picks her way across the land

Her son Jack Frost dancing upon plants lakes roofs

She stands formidable

Her fingers are impossibly long

Yet in her chilling embrace

She warms the earth with her cloak

I am here

She whispers, to every frozen tree

Her breath like an icicle

Beautiful until it’s in your skin

Her sister enters dancing

Her petal-like dress flowing as she twirls

Her hands spread out as she dances,

Waking the sleeping with her song

She stands in a field green

She dances in a clearing

The snow at her feet dissipates

And tiny flowers grow at her toes

Long limbs and graceful movements

Her cautious sister nods as they pass

She pulls her cloak over her ears

And heads south

Goodbye sweet sister

Spring does sing

I will follow you

Watch as the vines grow up my knees

And the blooms begin to show

Take heed sweet sister our path so long

So long sweet sister

She is already gone

To usurp her brother

Who stands staring at the land

His gaze crumbling leaves

His grip silencing the summer

She goes to put him to sleep

Lady Winter whispers

Sleep now dear brother your time here is done

Rest for your restful, find the peace in the peace you have created

Her brother looks blankly as she approaches from the North

They died

He says

And I will sing them softly to their sleep, that their young may rise when our sister arrives at last

At last

She whispers