Sunglight

Despite the feet of snow outside, today the sunlight shone itself through the window and made a block of light on the floor.

I'd forgotten
How it feels
To have the sunshine
Touch your skin
Even a time so small
As two seconds
Can do so much.
You remember
That it used to feel like this
All the time
And you never fully
Appreciated it.
It touches you--
It is warm and it is good.
It sounds cheesy
But somehow it soothes your soul.
It helps you remember that
Everything will be okay.
It is happy. It is light.
It is hope...
Winter was too long.
I hadn't realized
How much I've missed
The Sunshine.


One of the reasons I love spring so much is that during winter you forget how the other seasons are.  I'll look at old pictures in disbelief--"there was no way the grass could have been that green!"  And you get so used to bracing yourself for cold every time you go outside.  But then spring comes and everything changes. And you're ready to appreciate it.  The trees beginning to grow leaves.  You see a flower.  You smell the dirt.  Everything is fully appreciated again and I just love it. Every little piece of springtime is so happy.