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Comments and Observations:
A lovely and introspective poem! I so like the feeling of the endurance and your gentle grief.
In fact, your poem captures grief in a restrained and touching way. Thr motif of snow, or rather, the lack of it, makes the imagery symbolic and literal, as in “You were imprisoned by illness / I was confined by anxiety” These words are especially moving in their parallelism to the atmosphere of your poem.
The shifts from cold seasons to pandemics, (Don't we all know it!) and from animals to planting give the poem a special rhythm with thought cycles.
Just a tiny suggestion, if you wish: "It never snowed three years on”
How would it sound to you if it were to be: “Three years passed, and still no snow”
or “For three years, snow refused to fall
or something like it, but this is up to you.
Overall, your poem is lyrical and beautiful, and I enjoyed reading it very much.
Suggestions on the text as to grammar, usage, and punctuation
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