Learning at a young age how to hide,
not to show our true colours, never opening up
Becoming frozen in the depths of a never ending winter,
a flower ever dormant
Existing without purpose, finding new ways
to avoid exhibiting that their
is life within
Never feeling warmth, always
avoiding the changing of the seasons
In an ice age, never envisioning
the new life that will accompany spring
Warm winds occasionally appear
from without causing an unwanted thaw in the ice
Always the breeze is discontinued
for there is a cunning, baffling,
powerful magic at work
The threat of completely losing touch with the warmth
is finally too much for many of the wastes' inhabitants
Fighting free of the magic hold
they begin their journey to a warmer climate
The road is long and treacherous,
however as the days get warmer their
spirits are lightened
The light and warmth bring about changes in the wanderers,
they begin to experience new sensations
Some are grateful for the new found feelings,
but they are foreign causing others to fear them
Those that are afraid are overcome, they will go no further,
satisfied with the old ways they cease the expedition
The new settlers forget what the old ways
will bring about if they tarry to long
Saddened by the loss of their comrades
the remaining travellers continuetheir journey
only stopping to rest
More settle along the way fearing
to go further, however many will continue,
having become aware of the consequences
Those that continue realize that the journey has no end only brief respite,
lest they tire and cannot continue
The expedition becomes a lonely one, each finds their own path,
however the rewards are great and they continue
Heartened by the light they know lies ahead
and their new found strength they endure
Perhaps some day they will encounter the light
and the journey will end,none of them can say for sure

Douglas A. Walker

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