A poem of the power of song.

Winter Song




once there was a girl
who sang to the night sky
and her song hung the moon
then the stars began to fall
softly, like snowflakes
into Winter's waiting hand

the earth plunged
into darkness
and the only light was
the melody that
carried the moon away

and on the darkest night
the people sang
and lit candles
across the world

Winter could not extinguish
their brightness, so
in a fit of rage
he flung the stars into the sea
where the melody carried them

up, up, up to the sky
and once again, the song
swung the moon
until Winter blew away