The Bookish Kind: A Vacation of Winter

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

A Vacation of Winter

I love these winter blues right now because we are not in the usual fuzz of mid-winter here as we should be. Rather it feels like the end of winter - and I will not lie, I really, really like it. It's like walking through a vacation of winter and then getting right back to your preferred seasons. I do love the stillness that the frosty season brings though, and I will not lie.

Joy

I will never tire of the wind,
be it a cold winter blast
that takes me off guard
with it's bitterness,
or an exhilarating spring or
fall tempest that sweeps me away.
I get caught up in it every time,
...it's as if the wind is calling
my name to come out and play.
The trees become my cohorts,
...those gentle giants that sway
back and forth with delight,
as they gracefully bend to and
fro - they get caught up every time,
too, and are surely clapping their
hands in mirth.
In these moments, I am a
beautiful bird who was made for nothing more than ascending
to the heights where the currents await me. Joy.

For the beauty of the earth