Monday again
The crescendoing alarm rings
Ice has overtaken the Earth
I dream of spring
The car engine turns
As the forest winds blow
To say goodbye
And dance with the snow
The season has changed
The icy river knows
That I follow its path
And revel in its shadows
Guiding me to reality
As the water freely flows
Through the valley, under the bridge
A path juxtaposed
To the bare mountainside
Where winter’s breath has spoken
The hillside was sliced down
A millennia of rock laid open
All so I can take this path
On my daily routine
I see facets in the snowflakes
And the waters emerald green
Full of twists and turns
But the sunrise knows the way
Through the mountains and rivers
Just like yesterday
Except today is Monday
And work awaits
On this frigid morning
I feel the grace