Self-portrait by Mabelyn Arteaga

WINTER

Blow, blow, thou winter wind!
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude.
William Shakespeare

Every mile is two in winter.
George Herbert

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
George Herbert

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Percy Bysshe Shelley

Now is the winter of our discontent.
William Shakespeare