Through Love's Eyes

Pulling back the darkness in gentle swaths of light,

the sun pushes warm fingers of liquid gold across the skies.

Its blue light dimmed in the sun’s embrace,

the moon slinks off the horizon.

Misty fog gingerly hovers below the horizon,

shimmering in the delight of the sun’s warmth.

Old Man Jack Frost left his mark overnight,

and the world lies stiff and unmoving under the frigid embrace.

Morning pushes back the night, and day hugs darkness goodbye.

I step outside, leaving the warmth of home to welcome the day,

Underfoot the earth crunches and my breath hangs close to me.

My steps begin a rhythmic cadence with the dogs

who eagerly greet the chilled air with me.

Walking step-in-step together, cold nipping at our cheeks,

we lift our faces to the sun and soak in the brilliance of her offering.

Then I see why the world is hushed in quietness

and the dregs of cold are silenced in the moment.

A million, a billion, no a trillion glittering jewels beckon to me

as the sun’s rays grace them.

Each petal, stem, and golden leaf clamor in their bid for attention…

See me? See me? See me?

Adorned in exquisitely jeweled shimmering frost, made beautiful by the glint of the sun’s rays, each tender stem shivered as light’s fanciful touch transformed them into a Mass Choir of dancing joy.

Mesmerized by the million-dollar world dancing before me,

I see each jeweled plant calling out,

twinkling in its moment on center stage, grasping for my attention.

Could I pick but one, I wonder?

I reach out to touch the million tiny diamonds twinkling on the leaf,

but its grandeur vanished at my touch.