{"sf1_id":379765,"sf2_id":"zeR2KDMe","title":"North","author":"forest elk","words":122,"posted_at":"2012-05-21T10:05:00.000Z","tags":["Dark","Death","Poetry","Winter"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/379765-north","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/zeR2KDMe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/be/33/be3375b8-3c3e-4ed8-bca2-7b8b90cce2d2","description":"","content":"North\n\nThe gas lamps they flicker,\n\nWhile fur men drink liquor\n\nAll colour gone\n\nAll life stays still as a blizzard draws near.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe wind whispers lies\n\nA low piercing cry\n\nCold men by the fire\n\nTheir need is dire\n\nDead man smiles a chill, frozen leer.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe ice shards they cut\n\nAnd cover the ruts\n\nNothing is clear\n\nAnd so grows the fear\n\nWindows dark and cold, absent of life.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nSaviour arrives late\n\nAccept now their fate\n\nNobody goes when the west winds blows\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nDead fingers grip chairs\n\nDead feet on the stairs\n\nAll are chilled in winters\n\nOwn lair.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nWarm sleep awaits\n\nAs north equates\n\nNo man, No woman\n\nShall bear life from this storm.\n\n  \n  \n\n"}