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Winter wears a gown of white, ice crystals in her hair,
She walks among the world of men, but leaves them unaware.
They say she longs for summer, something she can never know.
They say she dreams of something more than neverending snow.
Summer wears a crown of gold, his fingers stained with green,
He walks among the world of men, where he is never seen.
They say he longs for winter, for the silence and the frost.
They say he dreams of skin like snow, they say that he is lost.
The summer and the winter are the two sides of the coin,
Meeting only in the moments that a heartbeat can purloin,
They say that they are lovers, like amazement and the star.
They say that they are proof that we are only what we are.
Winter haunts the football fields, she likes to watch the games,
She stands outside the bonfire's reach, and hungers for the flames.
They say she cheers in silence, like the wind that shakes the trees.
They say she looks as merry and as peaceful as you please.
Summer likes the carnivals, the fireworks and the crowd,
He stands aside to let them pass, and joins when he's allowed.
They say he likes the dancing girls, but he never takes their hands.
They say the needs of summer even he can't understand.
The summer and the winter are the two sides of the coin,
Meeting only in the moments that a heartbeat can purloin,
They say that they are lovers, like amazement and the star.
They say that they are proof that we are only what we are.
Winter walks the hard-pack trails of earth within the maze,
Surrounded by the dying corn that smells of warmer days.
They say she sleeps in open fields while all around her dies.
They say she knows the summer by the longing in his eyes.
Summer chose to take the crown, he pulled her in his wake,
Two pawns within a greater game, both bound by one mistake.
They say he looks for someone who can burn up from within.
They say one day he'll take her home, while some new fools begin.
The summer and the winter are the two sides of the coin,
Meeting only in the moments that a heartbeat can purloin,
They say that they are lovers, like amazement and the star.
They say that they are proof that we are only what we are.Written on: 2008-11-07. Seanan McGuire