I thought I would take a moment to show you what my world looks like on Christmas. My whole entire life I have wondered what a real White Christmas would be like.
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Now all I have to do is put on my 47 layers of clothes, my woolen socks and my insulated water proof boots. Then I wrap my neck in a woolen scarf and put my hat on my head.
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I open the door to my balcony and walk outside to look over the frozen lake and the snow covered cabins and trees.
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I wander outside and up the path to see the beauty of the winter wonderland all around me.
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The magic of the snow and the cold takes over my imagination. I begin to daydream that I am in an old Christmas Movie or even one of Robert Frost Poems.
Dust of Snow
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snowFrom a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
Robert Lee Frost
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It brightens my spirit and warms my soul. It freezes my nose and brings to my face a flush of rose.
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I search in each patch of trees and cache of brush for some sign of life and some beat of heart.
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Then I hear a crunch of ice and the soft whush of snow. I see the doe before she sees me.
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Another peaks out at me from the trees.
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And there in the afternoon light are two beautiful works of God's hand bedded down.
I walk away feeling enlightened, refreshed and not so alone.
Merry Christmas to all.
3 comments:
Looks very beautiful! Enjoy it for the rest of us!
Wow! You are in the midst of some breath-taking scenery!
Gladys,
I love these! You are doing so good!
Love you
Myrtle
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