winter's embrace

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de ArcadiaM

de ArcadiaM

winter has wrapped

her arms around me

once more

holding me close

to her ice cold heart

in an sweet embrace

I cannot escape

I watch snowflakes

fall slowly under

a pale full moon

dimming the light

that once shined bright

within my soul

A/N: Written as a Quadrille, a poem consisting of exactly 44 words. Also published at http://www.poemsbyarcadiamaria.blogspot.com on 12/22/16.

Photo "Winter sunrise" by George Hodan. Courtesy of http://all-free-download.com/free-photos/download/winter-sunrise_202117.html