The Grey Snow
Solace In Death's Beauty
She told me, just before passing away : ''Only once you'll see the grey snow dancing just for you, will you know I am truly gone.''
Today, braving the frozen white wastes I hold as my most cherished possession a simple wooden box. Out here time has stopped, if not for the lazy white dots falling featherly on the now much colder world. My steps are so loud they echo in the stillness of the air. The only witnesses, the unending rows of green needles and coarse bark. My every breath summoning ephemeral clouds, vanishing just as soon as they appear, just like everything in this life..
The wind, nay, the unrelenting gale blasting my face as I make my way to the snowy clearing, to this significant place. Right there, this seemingly unremarkable white plain between pines and fences, where she and I shared our happiest moment. A one of a kind instant of bright lucidity, of love and gratefulness to life and the world. And making angels there absolutely alone together we talked about our deepest most secret ideas.
Thinking back, it was like the purity and isolation brought forth the very best of our bond. Even now, standing here in the stark winter, I can feel it, this transcendental link between us.
I open the box, tears falling and freezing on my cheeks as the snow whirling there in front of me shifts to grey, and dances in a fatal spectacle, a last farewell, a loving maelstrom.
About the Creator
YonathanJ
I've been an avid reader for as long as I remember, and a writer since childhood. Crafting stories fascinate me. I write to share my outlook on life, that is often taken too seriously. Hope you enjoy my writings
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Comments (10)
Congrats on Top Story!🥳
You have some great language choices here. I love the term "falling featherly."
Wow, this is beautiful. Congrats!
Such imagery, I love it.
Beautiful. Congrats on TS!
Kudos for your effort! Keep up the exceptional work—congratulations!
What a beautiful heartfelt piece. So wonderfully written and expressive with vivid details and emotional touch. Congratulations
This is a beautiful piece of work. I can feel the sadness as I read it, making my eyes water with tears. Well done!
Gosh this is beautiful and breathtaking sad. Love your writing.
So beautiful and poIgnant especially with the first person narrative. Masterfully written.