The snow in her hair like sparkling jewels in a crown. I looked at that photo and found myself drawn in.
For weeks afterward I found myself waking from my dreams with a feeling of longing and desire, unable to remember anything except the recollection of cool winter air and snow falling softly in front of me.
Slowly, the dream revealed itself. The air, cold and crisp. Filling my lungs. It is night time and snow is falling, illuminated by street lamps. The longing feeling in my chest…
The next time I feel her hand slip in to mine, silently, soft and warm against the cold night air.
And the next, I feel her beside me, her hand in mine, as we walk through the snow. The plume of vapour from our breath mixing in the air in front of us. I can’t see her, but I feel her next to me. Always the longing wakes me.
This time I feel her breath on my cheek, her laughter in my ear. I turn my head and see her in my dreams for the first time. The snow in her hair just like the picture. Her blue eyes and her perfect lips, laughing and smiling. I brush a snowflake off her cheek and she looks at me, her eyes resting on my lips. We are suspended in that moment before we both lean in…our lips meeting softly as I feel the electricity run between us. I wake with that now familiar longing, wondering if she ever thinks of me this way.



