Friday, February 26, 2010

Snow



Snow has befallen New York City. The jungle of sound and motion has ceased and white noise has taken over. New York City looks beautiful, wrapped in white; a lustful whore converted in to a pure virgin. I've come to realize something during these sporadic storms: control freaks hate the snow. Amidst the quiet, yet harsh, beauty lulls the moans of the complainers who are disgruntled by the force of nature. It's inconvenient, it puts a holds on their plans, it forces them to take off their loud clicking heels and stop for a moment or two and perhaps be introspective. I love the snow. I love everything about it; the way it looks (it's as though the universe is giving us a break from the mundane grit that we see everyday as it blankets us with a slate of clarity.) I love the way it feels; it amazes me that each snowflake is so miniscule yet so many are able to fall at once and create mounds and heaps. Snow is metaphorical and dreamy. I love that snow makes us stop, humbling the city by proving, in silence, that we're not in control all of the time.