Snow Day
Moving nothing but his arm, Scott reached for his cell on the bedside table, pressed a button, and held it up to his ear. He moved slowly from where he was…
Winter of Waiting
softly fallen snow her fingers pressed against glass the soul hibernates a nestled cocoon crocheted and in gentle sleep dreaming, waiting, home flowers and…
Unhelpful User Guide for Life - Perils of Snow
*Winter is the time of year when you hear:* - Shovels munching and crunching on snow - Snow blowers groaning and growling as they devour and projectile-vomit…
Night Terrors
When sleep finally managed to take me captive last night, I sat in the driver’s seat of an old Jeep, trying to find my way back to you. The snow piled up on my…
"I fell down."
The snowy pavement rushed up to greet me, and I had no choice but to greet it, as well, with open arms. Over my clumsy fourteen years, me and the ground had…
The Snow Baptismal
The mountain feels his aching spine as pounding, hounding arctic howls that wear away his proudly pines disturb his crystal cowl. And on his back, some…
Winter; Rainstick
With his back to the wind He watches the snow rise, Fall, swirl, accumulate at His feet firmly cushioned To the beach, sternly sunk By the boatyard brambles…
Troubled Waters
It was slow going. I made my way across the frozen surface of the lake, one sliding step at a time. I feared falling in. That was a death sentence. The…
Tails of Feint: In the North
The wind gusted and snow fell off the branches outside. The snow held a special place in his heart. Everything slowed down when it fell. The moon reflected off…
Not the Answer He Was Looking For
For once, I don’t know how to respond. Instead of answering the stranger, I back away slowly while still pointing my rifle in his direction. I glance around…
Questions
” Let me see your hands, nice and easy now guy.” I growl from behind my ski goggles. The man starts violently and whips around with his hands in the air. I can…
Therapy, Thoughts, and Endorphines
Snow drifts slowly down from a dark sky. Streetlights provide secluded illumination and bare trees stand silent on the calm night. The snow stifles all sound…
Ice Cold
She screamed loudly, running in the snowstorm. Arabella couldn’t hear anything over the loud howling of the wind. Her blonde hair whipped around crazily as the…
February Air.
The cold chill was dying her cheeks crimson. The wind blew her to the core, striking where she shivers most. She heard footsteps approaching and knew it was…
December Snow (Reposted)
Too many dark Decembers have passed without my knowledge; uncounted Christmases and New Year’s Days spent trying to stay alive. Seven years of fighting have…
Blizzard
It wasn’t often that the winter sky glowed with lightening flashes. She thought this blizzard would be like the last “blizzard”. But this one started only…
January 25th
Bent Kneecaps and shins Bookends Double eye lens Silence Pushpins the pillow White Window of snow
Olympus
Dear Zeus, I accept your bet. Tomorrow I, God, will make it snow over Arlington, VA. Please respect the fact that the snow day will be pathetic, because i…
Her Breath Was In The Air. Not Mine.
‘It started to rain a couple weeks ago and continued in that fashion. Nothing too heavy, just random droplets that would lightly sway to the ground. Droplets…
The Night Before Christmas
Oh, how it snowed in Schenectady that year. Clouds touched the treetops with gray clutching fingers and enveloped our neighborhood so deeply in white that it…