Winter Together
The winter came and hid the sun
We awoke to darkness and supped the same way
Its cold breath crept in and stopped all growth
Green turned to brown and blue turned to grey
Warm-weather birds left a void in the air
Snow muffled streets silenced each night
Shelves slowly emptied, our fuel running low
Cold chilled our fingers. None heard our plight
But the winter had underestimated
What miracle is shared belief
What power is held in humanity
Refusing to be divided by grief
Together we shared the stories of old
We shared in the hope and we shared what we could
And the sharing turned winter from empty and cold
To a season where jointly we looked for the good
Collectively, we lit up the nights
Bright-colored bulbs fighting back through the dark
We took in the green and sheltered the holly
Abundance from giving, fire from spark
As one, we united our voices in song
With joyous verse and words we all know
Breaking the silence of each quiet night
Seeing that unity survives the snow
