In scorching heat of summer

I dream of frosty winter

And its playful soothing winds

To benumb aches rising within

On freezing nights

Dull and grey

When i give in

With dismay

To soul clenching despair

Borne out by the icy air

I shut my stone cold eyes

And pine for warmer skies

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