i will love you in this winter

lost in the feelings of love and summer a cold breeze blew,
i went to bed thinking nothing of it – if only i really knew.
when i awoke there was snow on the ground,
my blooming flowers were no where to be found.
winter had come early for i no recollection of fall,
my heart was sad and fearful with absence of the blue birds call.
winter had come early for your kiss felt so real,
i was not ready for this change with the way you made my heart feel.
you are my flowers covered in snow,
i am fighting to uncover them so you won’t turn cold and go.
yet my hands are numb and I cannot work as fast,
and the fears of tomorrow join with my past.
will this sudden winter not be followed by spring,
will you not stay to hear the returned blue bird sing?
my heart is catching the bitter frost bite,
my tears are frozen and falling out of sight.
all I can do now is sit and wait,
praying to the Father and giving up our fate.
yet i still long to keep you warm,
i wan to protect your heart from being torn.
see i love you now and will forever,
and my love for you in all seasons changes never.
but you need to be free and i must let go,
even though deep within my soul is screaming no.
yet because i love you more than me,
i will let you fly like the blue bird: free.
i will wait this winter out, facing the cold for you my love,
in hopes your flight brings you closer to the Father’s wants above.
i pray you will find another forest in the mist of spring,
where you can forget the pain feeling warm with the sun it will bring.
and I pray this new love will flow with joy and learning,
that your heart will know love is not a mere yearning.
love is facing all types of storms and seasons,
or it would mean little and exist for no reason.
just remember on your travels that i will always be here,
i will listen and hold you in your joy and your fear.
i pray that only my heart would splinter,
for i will love you in this winter.