This Wind That Blows

It seems alive,
This wind that blows,
It groans and whines,
And whispers low.

A cold embrace,
This wind that blows
Brings freezing rain
And blinding snow.

This wind burrows
Beneath your clothes.
It steals your heat,
Then away it goes.

It saps the strength
And chills the soul.
It is winter's knife,
This wind that blows.
-composed 03/09/2005