Winter's herald

"Away snow, away frost! You bring your crispness too soon. I have not yet unfolded all my beauty and you will see me ruined if you stay!"

"Don't be angry, little one. You have lingered much too long in this garden. It is my time now. I must bring my sharpness and my white delights to the world, for I herald the winter season. I can wait no longer. Though the sun shines and the skies are blue, the earth is hard and cold. I say again, it is my time!"