life on pause
again today
and in the early
gazing down
at the tundra
from a window high
marveling
at so much white
covering
like icing
thick on a cake
and then
zephyrs of snow
jumping high
swirling
like fairy sprites
escaping
if just for a moment
seemingly
laughing at us
and at the day
and the cold
but for me
no slopes to slalom
no skates to lace
just time
life on pause
and reveling in it
like a cat
in winter sunshine
drinking in beauty
being at rest
routine shattered
in a million pieces
like icicles
when they fall
and for those
fortunate enough
today
an opportunity
to slow
in a world
making busy a trophy
hitting reset
jettisoning chores
responsibility
and the routine of daily
with hilarity
unflustered by it all
and in the wake
of this decision
the unloading of guilt
much-needed rest
and quiet even
to savor a new year
to reboot
because
owning our lives
getting perspective
part of the struggle
and time put on hold
in tandem with
an Abba Father
reminding
glory
always seeping through
all the cracks
of this broken world
beauty being unfolded
like an exquisite snow-covered morning
and a day
on pause
reminding