Winter came in mid-July

Bright, hot sun,

Yet frost in my heart.

You had gone away

No words, only emptiness

My life suspended

People spoke, friends consoled

But there was no you.

Nature’s Winter came,

Never matching the frosts

I carried inside.

Self-harming,

I walked tree-shaded,

Paths we had shared,

Almost bathing in that pain,

No bitterness, only tears

And longing.

Only snowdrops garland February,

Yet from that promise

Of returning Spring

Came hope

Looming eternal.

Gentle April chimed my door

And you were there

Those hazel eyes brimming tears.

To flow on velvet cheeks

Apologies flickered on adored lips

To be kissed away,

As our tears mingled

We clung together,

And all else went away

All that mattered, crazy world

Was that you were back.

To stay, and confirm

A love that lost its way.