Oh, where does the sweet sunshine show
Through the cold clouds dreary drab
These visions of tropical rehab
Keep me warm in winter's throe
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COLD CLOUDS DREAR DRAB - striking alliteration! And it's exactly what makes winter seem so oppressive with the sky like a prison roof instead of summer's boundless blue. You invoke two regions of eternal summer through your imagery: the Aegean with Apollo, and the tropics. Wishful thinking. But by and large you seem patient with the seasonal flow, never too desperate for the warm season.
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COLD CLOUDS DREAR DRAB - striking alliteration! And it's exactly what makes winter seem so oppressive with the sky like a prison roof instead of summer's boundless blue. You invoke two regions of eternal summer through your imagery: the Aegean with Apollo, and the tropics. Wishful thinking. But by and large you seem patient with the seasonal flow, never too desperate for the warm season.