Monday, January 23, 2012

Day 11

Icicle

I learned to stop thanking the trees.

When you're trying to survive
in snow banks and blizzard
every move matters
if you don't drink enough you'll shiver
if you drink too much you won't sleep
if your boots are too tight
blood won't reach your feet
if you work too hard
sweat will run and if you pause it'll freeze
every move matters
when you're laying boughs
trying to light sap in the ice
and at night you can't breathe
so you lie there wrestling
morning can't come soon enough
but somehow all of this reminds me
of future with You
it's easy to be thankful when we're
cold, but alive.

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