cold

the weather outside
is frightful
and lends itself far more
to teddy bears and cocoa
than igloos and snow angels—
ice and snow
are made of the same stuff
but one is beautiful
                              light
                                    airy
                                          unique
the other is merely cold.

Info:
Editing status: unedited
Composed: 13 February 2007
Submissions: None
Inspiration: My first experience with walking in (or rather, trudging through) freezing rain (I know, I'm such an inexperienced Southerner) and being pensive. It's a metaphor, too.