I sit here watching the snow fall through the window and think of you.

It is not often that big fluffy flakes fall from the sky covering things with a layer of soft whiteness but when it does it bring back memories of you and the time we had together.

There are many things that remind me of you:

The smell of fresh coffee in the morning

The softness of a kitten’s fur

A wild flower in the field

The warmth of a fire on a cold winter’s day

Yet nothing reminds me of you as much as the full fluffy flakes of snow that are falling outside my window right now

Perhaps it is because it was those big fluffy flakes that were falling when I first met you.

They were falling around us when I first held you in my arms and felt your warmth creep into me

Perhaps it is because they were falling when I first knew of your love for me and that it would never end

Perhaps it is because, though I have not seen nor talked to you in years, I feel a closeness to you when it snows those big fluffy flakes as though you are watching it also and knowing I am close to you in spirit.

Soon spring will come and the snow, as it must, will go away. The big fluffy flakes will turn to the soft gentle rains and then the heat of summer will be upon us.

In my mind, though, I will be able to look out the window and see the snow falling, think of you and pray you are thinking of me

© Tina L. Rice

30 April 2007