Calendar Books by Allen James - Daily Reading - "From the Heart: prose and poetry from the depths of life"

Wa'ka!  Welcome February.... most in the Mid-west enjoyed a fully day of wintry weather yesterday as a foot of snow fell in some locations of those of you reading this in the continental United States and still others around the world of course.   I was surprisingly greeted another snow covered landscape in Southwest Alaska, imagine that eh? (It wasn't forecast thus I enjoyed a light snow falling while walking to work in -6 windchill temps.....again...invigorating.  Remember, satisfaction with our day to days lives is all about perspective.

Today I thought I'd give you something different....

Enjoy "White", a poem inspired by just such a morning, as I looked out my patio doors at the winter wonderland one winter morning about 17 years ago.

White

The snow falls, subtly winter arrives,
Pelting stillness surrounds.

The snow falls, a fresh blanket of pure
White pervades the twinkle less sky.

Diamonds glisten in the moonless night,
Beauty encompasses the orb on which life is sustained.

Sleep is interrupted by a quietness so loud
It beckons us to attend.

Such a miracle need not be announced.

Bleak no longer lusts for a season.
It is sustained only by our need for rest.

The snow falls, and peace, that sanguine
Reality, enthralls creation like a newborn's arrival;

A welcome talisman of a time that stands still, 
A time of childlike wonder.

The snow falls, a soft hand caresses the globe,
White.

(This and other Allen James poems can be found in his book, From the Heart: prose and poetry from the depths of life at www.lulu.com/spotlight/allenjames1961 both in paperback and as an immediate download ebook.)

Keep looking up.  Quyana! : )   AJ