snow thank you we got a rare fall of snow down here in South Carolina it was fun for the day but I wasn’t sad to see it go snow / marriage / church did them for decades, some good stuff for sure but also so / much / work the grief outweighed the joy it was time for them to go
I love your metaphor, but I’m definitely on the other side. I’m a Floridian who despises the heat and humidity with every fiber of my being and longs to live somewhere colder. After experiencing summer for 8 months of the year every year, I am just over it.
If I may borrow from your analogy of snow/cold being like church: from my perspective, the constant, blinding sunshine is like the church forcing its “light” on me. The suffocating heat and humidity reminds me of the praise and worship music that I can’t stand, but the church declares is beautiful and that I should love. (Much like I often feel like the weirdo for preferring cool, overcast days to the bright, hot, sunny ones.)
Glad you’re somewhere that you don’t have to deal with winter, and thanks for providing a metaphor for church (though not as you may have intended 😂).
Marla, there must be a bunch of synchronicity in the universe this week! My post this week (tomorrow) is also inspired by [Ohio] snow, and I love Jamie's comment with all the snow / sun analogies. So much resonance!! I love the warmer seasons but I feel this pressure to do all the everythings when the weather is good, and it's nice to have an excuse to just sit inside and not go places.
As a former Ohio girl, too, I can say I NEVER miss winter either! The slush, the freezing, the mess, the grey, all the grey! Nope, I left it behind and have no desire to return!
I love your metaphor, but I’m definitely on the other side. I’m a Floridian who despises the heat and humidity with every fiber of my being and longs to live somewhere colder. After experiencing summer for 8 months of the year every year, I am just over it.
If I may borrow from your analogy of snow/cold being like church: from my perspective, the constant, blinding sunshine is like the church forcing its “light” on me. The suffocating heat and humidity reminds me of the praise and worship music that I can’t stand, but the church declares is beautiful and that I should love. (Much like I often feel like the weirdo for preferring cool, overcast days to the bright, hot, sunny ones.)
Glad you’re somewhere that you don’t have to deal with winter, and thanks for providing a metaphor for church (though not as you may have intended 😂).
Marla, there must be a bunch of synchronicity in the universe this week! My post this week (tomorrow) is also inspired by [Ohio] snow, and I love Jamie's comment with all the snow / sun analogies. So much resonance!! I love the warmer seasons but I feel this pressure to do all the everythings when the weather is good, and it's nice to have an excuse to just sit inside and not go places.
Lovely.
Grand Rapids MI Is currently in a winter storm warning and this poem was perfect t timing cuz I also hate winter and snow. ❄️🥶
As a former Ohio girl, too, I can say I NEVER miss winter either! The slush, the freezing, the mess, the grey, all the grey! Nope, I left it behind and have no desire to return!