Tears of the Snow

Does the universe care?

       The lamp glowed yellow, piercing through the wintry mists 
       That drifted up from the snow like frosty tendrils of an icy hell.
       The gale drove eddies of leaves and white flakes
       In a wild frantic dance set to the beat of a drunk mans song.

       Drifting up from the snow like frosty tendrils of an icy hell
       The silence engulfed the lone figure bent low with his load.
       Each step followed by a pause, a weary glance up and
       A vain tug at his tattered cloak as warmth had long fled.

      The gale drove eddies of leaves and white flakes
      Around the pale frozen fingers as they reached out to the lamp.
      And the lonely soul slid down with a crunch into the grounds dark embrace
      As peace sang that all was not night and light was not gone.

      In a wild frantic dance set to the beat of a drunk mans song
      The gale drove eddies of leaves and white flakes
      As peace sang that all was not night and light was not gone
      The lamp glowed yellow, piercing through the wintry mists.