Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Winter Wonderland
It is definitely winter even though winter doesn't officially come for another week. How sweet and cold and white it is and I am not talking about ice cream. Oh, how lovely it is to have snow crunching when you walk and scraping windows and trying to keep track of gloves. But oh the parties begin and the lights are beautiful and there is much to be thankful for. But then winter teaches us. I would like to share with you Winter Teaches Me written by Joyce Rupp.
Winter Teaches Me
Winter teaches me patience:
Walk carefully on icy sidewalks.
Drive slower through snarled traffic.
Take more time to put on layers of clothes.
Wait for streets to be cleared of snow.
Be understanding about mail arriving late.
Winter strengthens my courage:
Go out into windy, freezing air.
Risk traveling on snowy roads.
Dress warmly and go for a walk.
Ski through woods, alone and free.
Be at peace in long days of darkness.
Winter brings me beauty:
Look up at the star-filled sky.
Pause to breathe the crisp air.
Vigil with steel-blue sunsets
Marvel at frost etchings on windows.
Sink boots into soft, sensual powder.
Winter gives me silent hope:
Touch the terminal buds on branches.
Clear the snow and find green moss below.
Watch the sunlight fade, then linger longer.
Stand with the strength of evergreen trees.
Listen to birds cheeping at the feeder.
Joyce Rupp
# posted by spankysue @ 9:04 PM 
