A mist rises from the river, As it sets its spirit free. And it joins the ghost of summer, Lost in time's animosity.
The cold north wind is hinting Of winter's frigid fare. And darkness gains the upper hand In the season of despair.
The sun rises in the southern sky For its anemic daily fight But too soon retreats again From the nearly endless night.
The mountains I have yet to climb Come clearer to my gaze, No longer shrouded in the gray Of summers humid haze.
Up above the tree line The snowfields brilliant white Eerie in a full moons glow On a cold November night
The wind howls through the trees And sings a song forlorn. The forest alludes to winters death Soon to be reborn.
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