Winter's Purpose

The snow has fallen again
covering everything in sheets of white,
cleansing dirty snowbanks
and concealing black ice.
Like silence smothering
hot emotions, letting them  wash away
to white noise in the background.
Maybe we just need a good sleep
to appreciate all we have.
Perhaps that's winter's purpose
to cover us
to clean us
to cool us
and to give us rest
To remind us of all we have to be thankful for
as we drift through the seasons
we learn to love spring again.