A Moment in Time

It was a dark, cold, first day of a new year.
Then a slow transformation took place.
A setting sun turned the sky pink, blue, peach, and gray.
A glowing pastel background spread behind the giant,
Norwegian Pine tree standing at attention, in a blanket
of white snow. The pine’s long needles and sparse branches
made waves of translucent color shimmer in the breeze.

Then the wind stopped, holding its breath as if life was
suspended in the beauty of the moment. All was still.
All was beautiful. This was the beginning of a new year.
It was a moment of inspiration and hope, a moment of gratitude
for the world we inhabit and all that it gives us.
Then slowly, silently, night spread her cloak over the earth.
The show was over, but the glow remained.

1/1/2016