ENTRY #6 - POETIC THOUGHT: SKY GLITTER
We all have seen snow. whether it'd be from a picture or we're stuck 3 deep in it. It can be a hassle to deal with, having to bundle up all nice and tight to stay warm and cozy while you sit and freeze your behind off trying to clear off the crystalized water from off our cars and driveways. Many hate it and many more love it. Children are so enamored by it (and most likely because they get a day off of school when the fluffy white powder falls from the sky) while parents dread it thanks to the poor driving conditions it brings with it.
We all have to wonder why God allowed such a phenomenon to exist. If you ever read the comic series BONE, we all wish that snow like it does in their world - falling in one great blanket of white without any delays. It'd be so much easier to handle and manage. But instead it descends quietly.
But there is something about snow that just forces me stop and look. Here in the busy DC area, snow is considered to be a pestilence, and honestly isn' very pretty. Back home however, it came in droves but there was a humble serenity to it.
I may be Virginian born, but I would definitely consider the Northeastern United States to be home for me. I once lived in a town called Strafford, New Hampshire. I lived in the side of what felt like a mountain out in the boondocks. Trees on all sides, quiet isolation, and a stunning nighttime view of the stars... it wasn' the city, but my goodness how I can appreciate it now.
Snow would fall quietly, like dust from a shelf. I would look out my window and just enjoy the beauty of the night sky, all lit up by lights from across the lake and neighboring homes. Absolute serenity. The next morning, I would get up and look out my window again and view the snow from elevated position. All you could see is white. Pure, unadulterated white. I was living in Narnia. The snow would glitter in the light like a beautiful white dress. You could reach into the fluffy cold and just sink into it like a dense low hanging cloud. I was love with it. The atmosphere would change from a dark and scary forest to a peaceful wilderness that just invites you in for a stroll, as I did many a time.
Sure I hated shoveling it out of the walkways and such, but when I got to sit back and see it all.. breath taking, like glittery that fell from the sky. Sky Glitter. An absolutely breath taking piece of God's creation on a few of us have ever been able to see and experience.
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