Winter’s Splendor
The calm after the storm
Icicles hang delicately from my roof,
sparkling like diamonds
in the brilliant sunshine.
Nature’s apology for the winter storm
blowing in our faces
and causing life to shut down
for two days.
Mountains of snow moved
in the icy wind
now gleam in the sunshine.
Each tiny snowflake is hiding
a brilliant stone
but not from the carbon of ages.
Their calm beauty fills our soul
and gives us peace.
