Nostalgic For the Future

Reflections from the old year into the new

Full moon crests the midnight blue horizon. Bright yellow-white light blankets snow-covered hills, dales, and trees.

Owls hoot in the trees

Wolves howl in the woods

Foxes stalk rabbits resting in the clearing

Steaming mug in one hand, homemade gingerbread cookie in the other, Staring out from the cabin at the lake beyond.

Childhood memories dance around her. She watches them twirl and jive to her heart’s beat, Reflected in the cold glass of the window. Sad reminders of family holidays. Fun, adventure, and unity.

Appetizers around the warm hearth

Cocoa and hot toddies by the fire

Sleds zooming down the hill.

Skates gliding across the lake.

Screeching and cheering to see if you’d be the one out on the ice.

Cherishing the good times, Lamenting the bad, Tearing up at everything in between.

Nostalgic and melancholy, Yearning for the past, She breathed in relief.

Finally, her Future looks Brighter than her past.