Saturday, March 29, 2008

The Heart of Winter

When is it that Winter became some brooding malevolent force, bent on the wanton destruction of hopes and dreams? What happened to the days when it just meant a brief pause in the wearing of flip flops and the occassional chance of snow? Now his darkness hangs over us as a pall of smoke. But fear not, for his time is coming to an end. The curtain draws on his darkest days and soon I shall stand fearlessly in a golden field and shout loudly as I confront him: 'Fie on you, you rapscallion! Unhand me, and cast me from your clutches! Send not for me in the night; send not to know for whom the bell tolls! Spring is upon us. Flee! Flee from her warm embrace!' Then I shall look long upon Winter, and laugh haughtily in his face. And cackling, I shall pronounce judgement. 'The end is nigh oh foul Winter.

'The bell tolls for thee.'

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