She Is Winter Alabaster skin, refined delicacy opalescent as Mother of pearl. Sapphire glints on ice, Silver locks, adorned with snowflakes all aswirl. Iridescent. Poignant, tinkling, musical laughter, Icicle fingers dripping diamonds, Sunlight sparkles brilliant; Blue topaz on Quartz. Deliciously cool nickelled light. Frosty, haughty, immune. Irresistible. She Is Winter… For more garden poetry by …
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