The winter breeze blew
And the cold air threw its stream
Of chilled mist upon our shoulders
And rang in our ears
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Nice. I am puzzled by the last statement, though, about winter leaving in a week's time. It lasts until the middle of March, right? And you posted the poem on December 27. Anyway, well written. (Here in Brazil it is summer until the middle of March.)
Like Kim Barney I too am puzzled with the last two lines of the poem. Did you mean to say that the winter shall wipe away from the face of earth those unfortunate children?