Winter Road Home.

Twin Beams of light penetrate the darkness

Illuminating the dark ribbon of road.

The wipers swish and I am warmed by the radient

heat and listen to oldies on the radio.  Steadily my little Jeep

drives onward into the crystalized funnel of white.

Snow falling on the road softens the contours

of the earth.   Another set of lights approach

heading in the opposite direction.  after they pass

I see the tracks left behind in the snow

Swirling white flakes fill them soon,   leaving the road

I am following a pristine ribbon of white caught

in the headlights as I slowly make my way homeward.

Towering snow blanketed trees line the highway on each side as I

Take the mountain curves and put the vehicle into

four wheel drive as I make the climb up the mountain

I pass a home, the coziness of lights spill out onto the

snow whitened ground.    My headlights catch a doe standing

On the roads edge,  I creep slowly by her as she trembles

From the icy fingers of snow or perhaps the sound of my engine.

At last the turn off road comes leading to my house.   

I turn and drive along the roadway as it winds past the frozen

creek bed.   The neighbors at the Y of Elliott and Walus have

a herd of deer in their yard.   I pass the mailboxes shrouded

lumps under the snow.   The plows have not been up yet and

may not get to us for two or three days.  At last I see the curve before

my driveway.  I put the gear into low 4-wheel and drive up into the carport.  Home

at last I get out and see that the contour of my home and yard have changed with the

fresh snow fall.    It is good be home after a long day away.  Tonight I will relax with the family

Tomorrow we will play outdoors in the snow, building a snowman, sledding and playing fox and geese.   Just for a moment I breath in the cool mountain air and enjoy the softly

falling snowflakes before I go inside to family, food and warmth.      I say a prayer of thanksgiving for being home safe and for the beauty God gives us each season.

This one wrapped in crystals of white and blue shadows.