The thaw comes gnawing
Up the hillside
Trees cling like vines
To the morning light
Me in my window
A glassy gray sky
It creeps inside
To where the sleeping lie
Some winters
They linger
They heave their frost
Till summer
Some winters
They keep us
Locked under ice
Some winters
They haunt us
They fill our lives
With shadows
Some winters
They leave us
Barely alive
Some winters
They crush us
They tear us
Bare and broken
Some winters
We need them
This bitter fight
That only the soul survives
The crows are calling
Across the long miles
Lend me your flight;
Be my lonely guides
We'll rise like letters
Ink across the light
Always a sign
Of the stubbornness of life
Some winters
They linger
They heave their frost
Till summer
Some winters
They keep us
Locked under ice
Some winters
They haunt us
They fill our lives
With shadows
Some winters
They leave us
Barely alive
Some winters
They crush us
They tear us
Bare and broken
Some winters
We need them
This bitter fight
That only the soul survives
Lyrics © 2001 Cynthia Conrad