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Ways to Say Winter

in Dutch:     winter in German:     winter in Danish:     vinter in Icelandic:     vetur in French:     hiver in Finnish:    talvi in Catalan:    hivern in Italian:     inverno in Spanish:     invierno in Latin:     hiems in Greek:     χειμώνας in Persian:         زمستان in Thai:     ฤดูหนาว in Chinese:     冬天 in Japanese:     冬 in Russian:     зима in Maori:     takurua in Figian:      vulaililiwa in Somali:    jiilaal in Zulu:     ubisika in Turkish:     kış Or, in Me: warm kisses cold noses old music echoes clasped hands beards, thick with icicles frost-lace quiet snow-bowed trees  red cheeks long, finely-knitted scarves wind furnaces people pressed together wooly mittens mulled apple cider white white promises