Winter is here…

I will not complain about anything today, partly because I am tired of it and partly because it is not Monday. It’s Friday. I have some writing to share. It feels good having my writers’ group back. We had our latest meeting this week, and I chaired it. I will not say I forgot that I was chairing, but let's just say that the preparation for the meeting was very last minute. It’s winter now. It certainly feels like it. One of the prompts I set for the meeting was: “It’s winter, and that makes me feel…”. Here is what I wrote:

It's winter, and that makes me feel relieved—relieved about this time of year coming around again. I can’t say I am a big fan of Halloween. But when we used to open the door for the trick-or-treaters, I enjoyed the smell of the cold air wafting in my face as they screamed “trick or treat!” at me (depending on how hopped up on sugar they were at the time).

I don’t like summer much compared to winter, hence the relief. I much prefer being forced to stay indoors, watching TV, and drinking at least one hot chocolate a day. I also love the sound of the crunching leaves as they break under my feet while walking in the woods. I have walked in the woods during every season, and winter is definitely the best time of year for that.

Don’t get me started on Christmas. We haven’t had Halloween yet, so I won’t discuss it in too much detail. Christmas is the most beautiful time of the year, and if it fell in summer, it just wouldn’t sit right with me. That’s why winter makes me feel relieved.

I hope you have a lovely evening and weekend. I am going to see a poetry gig tonight. I will talk more about that on Monday, I am sure. Thank you for reading, and thank you for your time.