In Winter's Depths, I Found Summer

Here's a link to my YouTube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvQ13w_ezYI&t=7s

In winter’s depth,
I walked broken streets.
Empty pockets.
Head full of hissing demons.
Whiskey for warmth.
Neon nights for company.

Underneath the frost
and frozen hearts.
Underneath the loneliness
in shadowed rooms.
Something small, powerful�"
a dim pulse, barely there, but consistent.
A heat without a name.

And these days?
Well, I’m out of that dead life,
those graveyard days.

Fairways full of miracles.
Cats chirping, fat as spring robins,
happy as I watch and write
lines that sing of a new life.

An invincible summer lives in me,
stubborn, potent.
December lingers forever,
but underneath it all�"I’m on fire.
A want worth more than
all the treasure buried beneath the sea.

Author's Note

https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Cowboys-Poems-Short-Stories/dp/B0G33PDHBJ/ref=sr
Here is a link to my latest book, Aluminum Cowboys: Poems and Short Stories. It's available on Amazon. My other books, Seedy Town Blues, Sleep Always Calls, and It's Just a Hop, Skip, and Jump to the Madhouse, are on Amazon, too.

Reviews

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Made me chuckle to read this. Pretty familiar theme, Thomas.

It just hit -35 where I live - Celsius, not your Fahrenheit nonsense. Don’t suppose your invincible summer is all that acquainted with a proper arctic winter, eh?

Does it get a little chilly down south there? Bit breezy this time of year?

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[Neville]

very cool Thomas but then I wouldn't expect anything else .. after all it starts off so well in winter .. N 👍

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, my friend. I appreciate it.

[red93]

This is Great Writing Thomas, and clearly, even in yr darkest hours, you were sustained by the Holy Spirit. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, my friend. Much appreciated.

[John the Baptist]

The first two stanzas might be labeled "Before," and the last three, "After." December does still linger, but only as a reminder of the transformation accomplished. Too many have never risen above those first two stanzas.

[Thomas W Case]

So very true. I'm sick of losing friends. Thanks, John.

[Michael Sun Bear]

Another great piece of writing. I hope that summer really is invincible, hope your recovery holds. Mine has been very shaky lately. Your writing inspires me.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, my friend. I appreciate it. One day at a time.