Hello Winter
Welcome back.
You probably don’t hear this all that much, but I’ve missed you.
Really.
It’s true.
You and your grumpy geezer ways.
At a glance, you come across as cold, dark and dismal
& quite frankly, you’ve made me feel exactly that on one too many days.
But not this time, Winter.
Nope.
Because after all these years, I do believe I have finally figured you out.
I know your secret
& today, your official entrance day, I need to remind me, patience is what you teach.
Steady, snail-paced, wonderful patience.
Slow down, you advise.
Take the time to stop.
To look.
To see.
Hey.
It’s pretty darn beautiful out there !
The colors you frequent, Winter, are simple and unique
& I am truly amazed by your daily show.
Determination.
uh-huh.
that too.
Steadfast, dogged, I can soooooo do this determination.
Oh. Yes.
I. Can.
& Hope.
Hope is the best lesson of them all, my friend.
With a whisper of a snowflake, with the quiet calm right after the worst of storms, with the sunshine bursting through the clouds at the very moment I’m certain it will never be bright again.
Oh, Winter.
You offer perfect hope.
So YaY.
You’re here.
You’re back
& I am ready for you and your frosty, chilly, blustery everything.
I’m privy to your classified now, Winter
& for that I say, thanks.
♥