Hard burden. The tale of the winter forest

The village vanished from the view.
Nils buttoned the coat collar up
against the cold. The day was blue
under the clouds' inky scarf.
The way was long. The burden was hard.
Lin's charming image banned to stop.

Half of the way was known to Nils.
His grandpa showed it long ago,
in windy childhood. One day He
came to Nils parents, asked the boy
to go with him to the far lodge
on winter hunting. And they'd gone...

The wind had torn Nils's flashback off.
The bag's tight belts had deeply cut
the guy's chilled flesh and He then tossed
the burden on snow. There was a cry.
The boy had jumped away. The lid
had opened, clearly showing Bee...

                by Thea Ariss
                25.09.2025


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