To me, the holiday includes memories of snow and wind, family gatherings in Michigan, where, no matter how intense the weather, we always gathered at my Grandma's house to celebrate. As an adult, those memories revive with each new 'winter weather advisory' and with a lovely fire in the fireplace, all outside hostilities melt away....
Photos taken with my Canon SureShot in Danbury, CT
Snow and Wind
Snow speaks silently,
caresses my heart
with memories,
tickles my soul
with anticipation,
blends with ice
to generate adrenalin
focus.
Howling wind
erases impressions
with its jealous grasp
stings my cheeks
wraps around my bones.
My body shivers
to generate adrenalin
warmth.
Fire beyond the hearth
stoked with trees
that once shaded, once housed,
once bore sparkling icicles
now draws me into its
crackling core
to melt adrenalin
dreams.
© Jeanne I. Lakatos
