i spent the last half hour just walking in the snow

the fat flakes falling, a chill wind blowing, the cold memories of being a kid

there is something so soothing about a winter storm

a lack of visibility as it falls faster and fills the air with a sheet of white

wish i had a sled, the thrill of wild abandon down the hill, the universe a blur

as a child i went head first into a tree from lack of understanding how to work the grown up tobaggon

the first of a life time love of concussions and a fractured collar bone

happier times when mom and dad didn’t fight, too early in the day for drinks, just snowball fights and building forts with a bread pan to shape the bricks

i walked in the snow today, but it was really back in a better time

before the beating winds of life formed sharp edges in a cynical mind, when joy and wonder and excitement for the next day were all

before being broken, battered and bruised

i took a walk back in time today

wish i could have shared it with you