List Poem + Exploring Season: December 11 Poem

On Habitica, I also wrote a few poems for a December poetry challenge. I will show that poem in this post. 

But first off.......

Unrelated updates! (... heck.)

I forgot to add that being under anesthesia is also a weird feeling because you can’t feel anything. You can’t feel pain. It’s just... nothing. Did I mention it feels weird? Because it does. 

Well, I hope that was rather obvious. Because it’s general anesthesia and all. 

*cough, cough* Ahem. So yeah. That happened. 

There’s also a chance I’ll make a post called “Please Don’t Take My Sunshine Away”... and no, it isn’t about where that line comes from. If I make that post, it’s going to be all about Sunshine. If you don’t know Sunshine, she is my dog. My 14 year old dog. 

Honestly, it’s been rather hectic these past couple of days. Sunshine hasn’t been feeling like her usual self. Luckily, she started feeling a little better than before a few hours ago. 

I want to take her to the vet, but I’m also sad and conflicted. My parents, especially my dad, refuse to take her to the vet. My siblings and I have tried convincing them to take Sunshine to the vet. 

It’s frustrating to say the least. 

Anyway, here is my poem. 

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Winter:

the season of death,

the time of year when life is dead,

the haunted bride drags her long white gown along the path,

freezing anything and everything that comes in contact with her,

Persephone is with Hades in the Underworld,

short days, long nights,

outside is cold and dark,

warm jackets, gloves, hats, scarves,

sitting by the fireplace,

hot chocolate— perhaps with marshmallows and peppermint,

the holiday season,

house lights and streetlights shining the street,

pouring light into the dark,

yin & yang, optimism & pessimism at war,

and winter is both

the last and first season of the year.