Winter came quick this year.
The world turned cold in what seemed like a matter of minutes
Beautifully tinted leaves blown out of existence
By gusts of the same wind that blew summer away
What seems like only days ago.
Life became chilly one morning
But it wasn’t out of the blue
Though the morning followed a delicately smiling warmth the day before
The leaves had shaken often
Nature’s warning that many frigid days were to come.
I’ve found people have a way of reacting to the weather
So much so that we often create it
We turn cold and the seasons follow
And eventually huddle together to find warmth
And the seasons bring the sunlight back
Now that it’s here
Winter will live out the time it was given by Earth and time
But that doesn’t mean we must freeze with it
On the contrary
We must trudge forward through the depth of the snow
For at this moment we are the reason for the storm.
Find solace in society rather than solitude
Create warmth in oneness rather than wrath
Envision a future full of freedom rather than faults
Work to protect people rather than possessions
And live as if you were the world around you.