Friends {for all seasons}

I am not easy. Just ask
my husband. He can tell you
how quickly I can give myself
over to dark moods and melancholy
meanderings. Some blow in, up and
out with the speed of a
nor'easter. Others linger for a season...
perhaps longer. Would that I were
light and fluffy like a newly
fallen snow. But, alas, my fragile
heart knows {oh so well} how
to recoil beneath shadow and ice.

Shadow and ice ... the lonely, cold,
dark tools of isolation. Of hiding.
Often arriving uninvited and over staying
their welcome, these are the elements
that have often fought to shape
me. They've fought to define me.
And yet...my eyes have a
twinkle... And my face crinkles
with the smile lines of one who,
in fact, has not stayed hidden.

You see, I've been richly blessed.
Surrounded by people who love me -
who've loved me through shadowy days
and have not been put off
by the ice. Because sometimes all
we need is the warmth - the
light - that comes our way through
the hug, the smile, the words
or the ear of a friend.

Please join in the Friday fun!

Caption a photo, share a poem

or tell a story. Just remember,

only six words in each line!

{and visit Little Things Thursday and Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop where I'm linking up!}