Awaiting Winter's Flight

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Against the sky, the white, white sky
The trees are bare and dark
But even they wear coats of snow
To blend their silhouette mark
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The standing forms are shivering
Do they enjoy such cold?
Do they remember sunny warmth
Or winter want to hold?
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Do sky and earth forget their heat
Their life and colors bright?
Or are they yearning for it now
Awaiting winter's flight
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Perhaps the winter's rest is peace
It's quite a pretty sight
And while they wait for spring, they rest
Enjoying winter's fight
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When all is white and flowers dead
One chuckles to himself
He knows that summer will return
And flowers line the shelf
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The earth says "very pretty" to
The ferny frost when seen
"But from my breast will soon unfurl
The same in brilliant green."
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The snowflake: "There is nothing like
Me seen in summer's sun
But when he comes I help to bring
A drink to everyone."
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So patience, creature, tree and earth
Enjoy the beauty well
And for the color, life and heat
We wait and of it tell

by Olivia 2009?