The smell of
chocolate chip cookies and the warmth of the oven, providing our winter weigh
gain. The white snow cocoon forcing us to stay inside, and inactive. The
dry air from constant temperature battles. All are symptoms of our Minnesota
winter.
Like flu season, it
started off slowly with a few drips and dips in temperature. Swelling at the
Holidays. But now lingering on into February, it’s epidemic.
So we eat and sleep
and look outside. And dream…
Of warm sun
unfiltered through thick window panes
Of life dotting the
landscape- squirrels lounging, plants planning, children playing
Of yellow, the sun
colored air of summer,
Of blue, in an
unclouded sky,
Of fresh green not
tinted white
Of rainbows, the
promise of freshness
Of throwing back the
woolen white blanket of winter
Recovering from the
Flu
And bursting into
Hay fever season.
