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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I love the language you use here, it fits the tone so well and really creates the feeling of that somber weather that clings after spring.
Thank you so much. I’m from the Philippines so what I write of winter is from media and from the symbolism of the season. It means a lot to me that I can recreate that feeling with what I have.
Yep! 🙂