Winter's Warming

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W hat turn is this, what snowy season fair?
I t starts when Valorn's air grows cold and still.
N ext, trees lift naked branches to the air,
T heir fallen leaves brought low by sudden chill.
E ven the plains and shore can feel the change;
R ain forests and the slopes where lemons grow
S ee breath in air, and frost (to them most strange),
W hile mountain crags accept the gift of snow.
A nd we, within each guild and town and wall,
R est safe, secure and warm, and feast and sing,
M ake merry and rejoice with one and all;
I n every home the celebrations ring.
N ow Valorn's voices, filled with festive cheer,
G reet one and all, for Winter Warming's here!