WINTER AWAKENING

LYRICS

Wind awakens winter in me
And leaves my spirit bleak and barren
Yearning for fond moments to be 
And the spring in all its fragrant finery

Skies are dressed in dull shades of gray
And the farmland fields lie sleeping fallow
A lone bird call takes me away
To future promise far away from today

Through the chill still will we sing
Sweet transitions winter to spring
Spur the seasons on ‘til they change 
The bleakness, the blackness
The bitter winter rains – winter rains

The wind bestirs the last of the leaves
Decaying, dancing ghosts of summer
The gales return and sweep through the trees
Seeking brittleness and frailty

The snows begin to blanket the dawn
Twigs and branches creak and quiver
While I retreat where dreamers belong
To find pleasure in a hearth fire song

Through the chill still will we sing
Sweet transitions winter to spring
Spur the seasons on ‘til they change 
Believe ‘til belief turns 
The cold snows to warm rains – warm rains

Flames return new hope to my heart
Though the grip of frost grows tighter
But brighter thoughts from each thrown spark
Join the kindle glow dispelling the dark