days of sparkle and cold

It's January. Enough said.  

Midwinter is terror and magic. Snow, achingly cold and beautiful. Outer space and its mysteries, almost close enough to touch. Days of icy, grey rain so desperate that no human should have to endure them. Days of sparkle and cold that freezes your breath and kills in minutes. Midwinter is immediate danger and exotic adventure. Cars skidding off the road, dogs playing in the snow, sleds and skates and skis.

In midwinter, there is death and despair. In January 2021, so many people are balancing on the edge.

But I pray and hope and learn to live.