Frozen
Winter wears you down
and makes you feel tired
with it's melting snow
Tissues, bad TV and herbal tea
with vitamin C
When did I start to wake up
somber and quiet
one day at a time
Sunlight on the window
Blinked and I missed the game
Lately I just sit and wonder
what I've done wrong
Where did I go wrong?
Somewhere out in the garden
they lie like dark, unusual stones
buried under the surface
preparing for spring
with no outward sign
seeds crave brilliant sunlight
they know they need it
What's wrong with you?
Daylight's just a brightening now
a uniform gradual light
lately I just sit and wonder
what I've done wrong
Where did I go wrong?
Somewhere out in the blue
fly souls on a mission
headed for home
And ice melts into rushes
that tear at the banks
and muddy the land
Why does the weather affect me
no shell can protect me
from icy grey skies
But, Sunlight is a presence
a beacon that chases the night
I follow in a circle
like some lost wheelwright
turning through this night
by Rebecca Padula
© 2003
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