Cold Spell

Storm warnings on a winter day visions of warm places danced where the white winter snow becomes a warm sandy beach where the palms wave happily guided by a gentle tranquil breeze. The extreme harshness of winter where the depth of coldness creeps right down to the bone a frozen cheek and numb fingers a reminder of warmer weather visions of a place far away. The wind blew and it howled the gusts became more powerful it pelted snow with an icy sting wave upon wave it grew the storm stayed for the night then took an early morning flight.