Throes of Winter was written ostensibly as a connection to ‘love' and ‘winter'. I sought to express hopes and fears in context of this nebulous season. Each new beginning is fraught with obscure obstacles, some we overcome and others we don't. This anthology is a journey with the colour ‘grey' as its guide. The first and final poems are speaking to my affinity to the natural world. The desire to embrace all around you, yet part of you holding back in trepidation.