Winter Blues

how liberating it is to feel

e v e r y t h i n g

the sun on my face on a cold day        

trees, bare, dressed in winter splendor

snow, pure white, like angel wings

shadows, deep black, yin yang

smiles and tears written in the sky

the bluest of blue, rejoicing

how liberating it is to feel

e v e r y t h i n g

I have mixed feelings about winter. As you can see from my latest posts, I have been trying to escape winter by dreaming about spring, flowers in bloom, and walks on the beach on a summer day. But today, something changed, and I finally embraced winter in all its glory. It snowed last night and the sun came out this morning, so I decided to go for a walk in the countryside of New York, nearby where I live. The pure white snow, the shadows of the trees, and the blue sky were so magnificent, my spirits were immediately lifted. I so enjoyed taking these photographs of a winter wonderland, full of serenity.

My poem is my contribution to the "Sunday Mini-Challenge" at Imaginary Garden With Real Toads. We have been invited to write a poem that begins with the last line of a previous poem. This was a wonderful exercise, as I enjoyed re-reading some of my older poems with a fresh and new perspective. I decided to choose my poem from my post "Painting With Words" at http://loredana-donovan.blogspot.com/2012/05/painting-with-words.html. That poem ended with "how liberating it is to feel e v e r y t h i n g," and so my new poem here begins with the same line. Enjoy my poem and photos!

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