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Winter's Solemn Songby Daniah Lababidiagainst winter's icy wind, erect in their plucky pride, forbidding bared branches to bend. Snowflakes pile into miniature ridges of white reflecting the moon's resplendent beams. Scattered stars wink-- glistening specks of silver-- in the sky's coal-black canvas. A coyote calls its wailing song loneliness and gnawing hunger, sustaining itself on the slight hope of capturing an unwary feast. Snake of smoke filament, the ghost of burnt wood, wafts into celestial care. Retrieved, fallen tinder burns encompassing the ebony light, warmth. Before the blaze sits a maiden, wavy coppery strands framing delicate features. Eyes of emerald green shimmering with tears, she stares into winter starkness. Long fingers trace the strings of a harp, held in the curve of her arms, birthing a forlorn melody of loss. She seeks peace as each note becomes the voice of her aching heart. The harp's desolate cries soar to the heavens beseeching her love to return. As dawn awakens, she sits with her aching harp. |
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