caught in
winter’s bitter cold
and gusty winds

forced indoors
hibernating
I ~ stalled
on hold
waiting and waiting
undone
 and then
God grants me
one small miracle

I ~ sitting
in front of my fireplace
starring
into some eternal flame

and me beyond searching

propelled into nothingness
and then catching the flames

I ~ fall
into a most irresistible grace

warmed 

by my home’s
welcoming hearth!