A Winter Storm

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up a little higher and hunch my shoulders against the wind. Snowflakes begin to fall from the leaden sky, silently, making the air shimmer with their beauty. I try to hurry but the deep snowdrifts beneath my feet and the relentless wind slow my progress.

As I trudge onward the snow begins to fall heavier. It is getting harder to see as the wind whips the snow into a whirling mass of white, stinging as it makes contact with bare skin. I feel the ice crystals freezing onto my eyelashes making it difficult to keep my eyes open. The woolen scarf wound around my cap and face helps somewhat. I'm almost there. I hear the cows bawling, wanting out of the bitter cold and into the warm, dry barn. At last, I see the outline of the barn appear out of the fog of snowflakes.

Finally, I sigh, as I reach the door of the barn, only to find an enormous snowdrift preventing me from opening it. I plunge my gloved hand into the snowdrift to the left of the door. My frozen fingers connect ...

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