I am walking towards winter, I know
In summer the fruits ripen and fall
In autumn the leaves ripen and glow
and now they too lie fallen below.
I am walking towards winter, I know
The lush green grass is covered
with a red and gold autumn throw
and soon it will be covered in snow.
I am walking towards winter, I know
leaving bright days and cheery sun
for day-long dusk and feeling low
It’s like going through a tunnel, except
this one takes a few months to go.
– Lekhni
(c) The Imagined Universe
The Imagined Universe 
that’s eloquent.
winter blues – something we in the tropics cant quite identify with – not even for a metaphor.
I suspect having grown up in the tropics also means we feel it more. One doesn’t realize how used one is to having the sun always around 😦