Hey readers! This week's poem is clear cut: winter is more prominent than ever. I thought of all the emotions this weather could bring out in people; some simply don't care for it at all! I even incorporated my own feelings during this time of year, but it mostly serves as free flowing energy for this piece. I hope this spurs some pensive feeling within you or maybe some inspiration for something else. Always believe in yourself! I thank those who have continued their support in my writing. Stay kind to yourself and even kinder to your dreams.

It was so unclear

There were billows of haze

All coated in white

And then, it fell even more rapidly

It was so cold

The air frozen thickly

Clinging to all it touched

Some saw promise in this

Imaging their fortune mingling in

With the hope of their ever-growing dreams

Others saw uncertainty

The icy fogs making for unpromised

And unwilling clarity

Winter is tricky, indeed

She is neither giving nor taking

Or she is giving and taking

No matter which suits you,

She is present and complex

At night, seemingly unseen

The fresh rain waters are frozen

Leaving one to wonder, 'what now?'

During daytime, snow coats over all things

Moving and unmoving the same

The children seem to forget such worries

Making snow angels or seeking warm hot chocolates

And then, this reminds us of winter's child-like wonder

Sometimes, our hearts melt to the prospect of being careless

Like a child in winter

Maybe, just maybe

We, too, have our moments where the snow

Gives us a least a few moments of solitude

Take it as you please

As for me, the snow's trail

Is comfort and anxiety

I feel safe in warm thoughts of

What is waiting under the chill once it has thawed?

But, it is also worry;

Will the pasture be green as it had been in my dreams?

She is complex

Comfort

Confusion

Among it all, please

Take some comfort in words of these:

The cold only lasts for a little bit

Embers of will last forever