Winter Wonderland

The bright sun coruscates with lustrous light.
Youngsters laugh and play, relishing the frost.
Snowflakes fall quickly down in open sight.
Mild terrain stretches endlessly, embossed
With layers and layers of white veneer.
Amid the bliss, time stands fixed; unchanged
Despite sunshine’s wane and day’s disappear.
Peace fills the air as nature is arranged.
Yet restfulness is brief, tranquility
Short lived, as life threatens to intercede.
Reflections eclipse all stability
And mar the joy, committing a misdeed.
For nature’s sanctuary is fleeting,
Enduring until the mind’s defeating.