First Year’s Snow for a Blind Girl

2023 winter is coming.

Taken at the beginning of the snow fall on Oct. 31st ’23. Photo taken by Son

Did it snow?

I’ll never know

I must venture outside.

Hand out stuck

Looking to pluck

A snowflake from the sky.

Nothing yet

A few more steps

I guess the snow’s not here.

Wait! A breeze

From behind me

I turn. It came from where?

Just like that

The snow goes SPLAT

On my face. Winter’s here.

Taken hours after above photo. Photo taken by Son

Author’s Note: It’s new again this year, so I’m still excited about snow at this point. Feeling it hit me in the face was a nice little “hello!” from Mother Nature. In a few weeks, I’m not going to be so happy to say “hello!” back.