January 28, 2011 (frozen with snow)

“Who said the darkness of the night
would never turn to day?
who said the winter's bleakness
would never pass away?
why should we ever entertain
these thoughts so dark and grim
And let the brightness of our minds
grown cynical and dim,
When we know beyond all questioning
that winter turns to spring
And on the notes of sorrow
new songs are made to sing.
No one sheds a teardrop
or suffers loss in vain,
For God is always there to turn
our losses into gain.....
And every burden borne today
and every present sorrow
Are but God's happy harbingers
of a joyous, bright tomorrow.”
- Helen Steiner Rice

"Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams go,
Life is a barren field,
Frozen with snow”
- Langston Hughes