Writing in Snow

Inconsolable

The house is silent, no voices echo,
Outside clouds hide the light of ancient stars,
A chill hangs heavy in the midnight air,
The only warmth comes from memories fires.

No sleep comes because of lonely dreams,
That reverberate with love’s speech so fair,
The only warmth comes from memories fires,
A chill hangs heavy in the midnight air.

Times stands still, tears freeze in isolated wells,
Where passion drowns in unrequited desires,
A chill hangs heavy in the midnight air,
The only warmth comes from memories fires.

Line Count: 12
Form: Mirrored Refrain composed of three or more quatrains where the last two lines of each quatrain are the "mirrored" or alternating refrain. The rhyme scheme is xaBA, xbAB, xaBA, xbAB, etc.. where x is the unrhymed line.