January 8, 2025

To See My Love, I Brave the Winter’s Fray (Villanelle)


Through fields of white, I tread an endless way
Snowflakes kiss my cheeks, icy, sharp, and pure
To see my love, I brave the winter's fray

Each step I take, a vow my heart conveys
A silent oath through storm I must endure
Through fields of white, I tread an endless way

Landscape lies veiled in pale, stark disarray
Yet every flake confirms my heart's allure
To see my love, I brave the winter's fray

The winds, relentless in their frigid play
Test my resolve, but tenderness is sure
Through fields of white, I tread an endless way

Though blizzard's rage, my purpose does not sway
In her embrace, my thoughts are reassured
To see my love, I brave the winter's fray

At journey's end, as night gives way to day
Her smile will greet me, glowing, demure
Through fields of white, I tread an endless way
To see my love, I brave the winter's fray