Frozen Recognition

I am walking across campus like any other imperturbable day.
As salt crunches between my foot and the pavement so gray,
I stop to admire the frigid snow sparkling diamonds in the sun light-

I hear the falling ice dancing upon the ground as if children in delight.
I clutch my Starbucks cup and cherish its warmth amongst the frozen trees.
I exhale smoke from a cigarette that is not present yet blinds my sight.

I am bundled up in my coat so that I might avoid the bitter breeze,
But the beauty of this serene moment has put my mind at ease.
Then I realize that this is living- that this is life –that this is today.