I look outside at black and white
Through the patterns Jack left on the window
Feathers and snowflakes fall past my fingertips
To add a fresh layer to the blue-tinted landscape.
It�s cold and quiet
Everything is sleeping under down blankets
The fire crackles, spreading warm shadows
Into the cozy silence
With a journal on my lap
I remember�
A spring day when everything was new
The air was cool and dry while
The sun sent liquid warm rays
To make the early dew sparkle like diamonds
The daffodils nodded,
Soft, silken butter reflecting the morning sun
A warm, rain-laden breeze pushes
Cotton candy clouds across
The flawless blue sky of faded violets
A drifting rain of lilac petals
Sweep across the grass
The new spears of green
Light against the older blades
A soft, quiet shower spreads
A rainbow �gainst the blue�
And it fades away as
The flames die down to embers as
The shadows lengthen and
The moon lights the fairy landscape
Of black and white