Welcomed Pause

Snow drifted

Carrying with it the warmth

And beauty

Of fresh change,

The reminders of

What we have overlooked

During the calm months,

A slow down most needed,

A quick glimpse

Of what we have forgotten

To appreciate

And count as blessings-

A simple pause

While passing window

To observe a world

Blanketed in white,

Shapes standing tall,

Blending in

With a matching background,

Horizon stretching far,

Broken up by snippets

Of tree bark

And winding stone walls,

The simple indents

Disturbing constant coating,

The only sign

Of last night’s visitors,

The only beings

That witnessed the drops

Firsthand,

Playing in the swirling fall

While the rest of the world slept,

Only to awake to a delay of their day,

A welcome event after

Racing hands around a clock

For someone else,

A welcome deep breath

An enjoyed cup of coffee

In the presence of love

Before starting another day,

Another week,

In the hopes of another glimpse

Of the falling snow.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet and novelist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

Also, be sure to give her a follow on Instagram (@seekatwrite).