Side Eye Look

On a cold winter morning  
There's a soliloquy of surprise  
When the sun shines again  
It gives a side eye look  
To a changed world  
Covered in snow.
Like an icecream caravan  
Trees stand in the forest  
Doing wonderful things  
Without consciousness.
The loblolly and hemlocks
Now like pencil mustaches
And boar bristle brushes.
The sun shines in splendor  
In the tall grass.
Sparkling prisms of tiny  
Crystals capturing the light  
Of a frozen world.
Winter can be harsh,
But it can be a good time  
For honesty with everything  
Laid bare.
The added weight  
Slows down the world  
Like an old man slouching  
Toward retirement.
There are lessons to be learned  
Without preaching.
You have to trust yourself.
Don't open the door too wide
Or keep it open too long.
Look at everything with the
Wonder of a child.
Sometimes the most important things  
Happen that changes our life  
And we don't know why.
If we don't appreciate them
Like the snow while it last
They just leave us numb,  
Cold and bitter.