I drew down my hat a little further, and noticed the snowstorm was both beautiful and raging,
my own heartbeats were in my ears in the excitement of the wind,
and I took another step…..grateful
I was still standing.
The storm
gave me strength.
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This is powerful, Nico! I love the strength that was born! ❄️ 💙
Thank you Karla! Your comments are a blessing. Peace and wonderful blessings to you.
You’re welcome, Nico! I wish the same for you!
Indeed , strenght and courage are needed to stay up in that tempest, Nico.
In friendship
Michel
Thank you Michel! Peace and wonderful blessings to you and your family my friend.
Oh, isn’t that true! The storms do give us strength as we persevere, endure. Blessings to you.
Thank you Zelda! Your comments are a blessing. Peace and wonderful blessings to you.
You’re most welcome–we are blessed to be a blessing 🙂
Beautiful
Thank you so much! Peace and wonderful blessings.
There is power and strength in this poem.
The storm
gave me strength.
Brings out such rich deep meaning. Feels amazing and powerful.
Thank you Pragalbha for your wonderful comments! Peace and beautiful blessings to you.
Storms strengthen those muscles to stand tall!
Thank you Erika! Yes they do and they can help us internally to be strong too! Peace and wonderful blessings my friend.
Thank you, dear friend. You have a wonderful and blessed day!
We down have snow here but you created an image beautifully.
Thank you Chrissy! Peace and beautiful blessings to you.
Life is full of contrasts. As you know from my posts, I live where snow does not fall, however, I feel the same about powerful monsoon storms – they can be both beautiful and raging.
Yes, exactly! Thank you Michele! Peace and wonderful blessings to you.
It’s so wonderful to take in that kind of power. Beautifully written, Nico.
Thank you Jeff! Yes, I love being out in it. Peace and wonderful blessings my friend.
You’re welcome, Nico. Indeed! Thank you, my friend, and to you.
Yeeesssss. I know this. Well. ❤
Thank you Laura! Peace and wonderful blessings to you.