When the first bloom colors the canvass of snow,
it calls upon the angels’ hymn; oh winged
delight, come sing your mirthful bellow.
When more hues paint the scene of winter,
snow becomes rain, and white green;
but hardly any sun, comes afterwinter.
Not spring rain, but utterly bad weather.
Not the warmth after cold, not the smile
after sorrow. Unseasonably cold and somber.
NaPoWrimo April 2 prompt, based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words.
An AFTERWINTER is a period of unseasonably cold or bad weather when spring is expected.
@HaggardHawks. 2022 March 31 6:16PM GMT+8
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