In chill of quiet calm

In chill of quiet calm
a weave of wintry white
bewitches in its icy serenity
as if nature slept in sound reprieve
exhaling a majestic alabaster breath
over the scenic canvas of ageless tales
from the hearth of democracy's soul.

But the spirit calling from the clusters
of weather's defiant trees,
speaks to the quintessence of ardent force,
which dwells in subtle pulse
inside the faces of creation.

River's relentless flow
through its dark water resilience,
brings its resonance in defiant reliance,
giving a serenade of stamina's theme
immersing the one standing in gaze
at its inspiring metaphor of endurance.

To stroll the wooden bridge with focused eyes
and sense the residue of drama
from past performances,
is to sense the visionary template of freedom
bespeaking to the fire that burns,
which bears a light as sun unto one's shadows,
marching vicarious in images of the yesteryear
on the heels of the tests and trials
of which it reminds,
hearing the cadence of independence
strike its beat within the mind.