After the Snow

 A simple wish to see and touch a pile of snow is one of the reasons that brought be here in China. I always felt that there was something magical when it snows. When I watched movies that feature winter scenes with children outside playing with the snow and building snowman, I would always imagine that one day I would be able to do those things. When I see couples walking hand in hand or kissing under the snow I imagined that it was so romantic that I wished I would also get the chance to experience it.

What I failed to noticed was that, the snow gets dirty too. It turns black just like the mud that we get after the rain. The sight is magnificent but the desire to stay out is no longer there. Yes, snow it white and yet it's just a mask, letting us forget that winter took every flowers and leaves that our eyes would love to see. Snow is there to cover what winter has taken away, and when the snow is gone all we get is dirty road and bare trees and flowers.