Light wind. The tale of the winter forest

One pace ahead, two paces back...
The icy walls are on each side
A hidden mage tangled the track.
Two preys were caught by one inside.
The endless maze baffled endless minds.
It did not want they outrun.

The guy took compass from the bag.
He waited arrows truly sign.
But it was trembling right and back.
The compass arrow had been puzzled.
The icy hell played and with one:
a hidden mage was lots of fun.

Nils was so wicked. He beat the walls.
They grimly trembled, scared to crush.
Where was the end of their walks?
Ice's everywhere: huge endless piles*...
Would they be freed? They'd lost belief.
Shadows in ice acidly grinned.

Bee and strong Nils put hands in front.
They slowly went, finding a sign
of the release. All tracks were wrong...
All tracks were wrong. Where was one right?
Hours had fled. Bee'd feel light wind...
Was it the sign they could be free?

                by Thea Ariss
                13.10.2025

*pile - свая, столб