WINTER

 I should know who I am by now

I walk, the record stands somehow

Thinking of winter

Your voice is the splinter inside me

While I wait....

                                        -- Joshua Radin

It's the first day of winter. And I'm not melancholy and semi-depressed. Which is unusual.

Usually, I dread the forthcoming season: the cold, the dark, the snow and rain. I dread the wind-blown dry skin and hair that plagues me each winter. I dread the sinus issues that I will inevitably suffer from. I dread having cold toes for the next 4-5 months. 

But today, I somehow feel optimistic. I look forward to the lengthening days. I'm going to get a small humidifier and some new socks.

Winter is going to be wonderful!