A cascade and I marvel at its splendour. It takes my breath away. Like a capricious old friend it visits, never quite prepared I find its arrival startling. I’m caught off guard, and I wonder what it’ll leave in its wake.
An alarming chill the harbinger of its approach, but still I remain oblivious until its fall. As I watch from a distance I notice how it is a season within a season. A blanket coating everything in sight, a cloak swathing every brazen surface, it muffles the noise, and stalls the pace. It quietens the racket and dresses the city wounds. And extraordinarily I feel as though it comes bearing a message.
9 comments:
Beautifully worded :)
I particularly like that idea of a season within a season. I'd never thought of it like that, but it's very true :)
Did you build a snowman?
Good Morning Kim,
I have to brave the cold for work, brrr. :-)
I didn't build a snowman. Did you?
Nice to see you back. First snowflakes are beautiful, aren't they?
Splendid. :-)
Thanks for dropping by Khanh Ha. I keep yo-yoing between doing away with the blog and keeping it. And then there's the small matter of not feeling like writing any more. Well, most of the time. And then that feeling yo-yos too.
*eye-roll*
We've not had the snow here - it missed us. Otherwise I would have built one.
Here's one the kids and I built a few years ago -
http://kimayres.blogspot.com/2006/03/snow-has-arrived-in-castle-douglas.html
Kim, pardon my ignorance. I don't watch the news or weather forecast, so am a bit..... ignorant. Though, I did wonder if I was making an assumption as I asked this morning. :-)
The link you posted doesn't open. :-(
Oh, this is the cascade I've been longing all winter! It always comes bearing a message, doesn't it?
So lovely. How happy I am for you. :)
Why thanks Jayne. :-) Good to see you.
Sorry, try this one: http://kimayres.blogspot.com/2006/03/snow-has-arrived-in-castle-douglas.html
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