Winters Hidden Beauty

Lemons | Cadie Pilgrim | Painting

Winter’s Hidden Beauty by Aviva Tarnoff

I used to only see emptiness in winter

It was barren, just waiting for spring to come along and melt its frost

It meant numb hands and slippery roads

It was canceled plans and stinging winds

What I didn’t see was how snowflakes fell softly like wisps of cotton

What I didn’t see was how frozen rivers glistened in the sun

I have learned to view winter in another way

It has a beautiful darkness with light peaking through its icey cracks

There is strength in its silence and healing in its harshness

Pure, delicate, and powerful is the winter I have come to know