The temperature plummeted -
dangerously cold.
The thought was, no one outside
could survive.
It's true if left
to your own devices
you couldn't stay alive.
Hope lies on the horizon
for God of the Polar Vortex,
so dire,
also created a forest of trees;
wood for a warming fire.
We gather around its protection
from there cold's harm is forced to subside
as we continue to anticipate spring
knowing Providence will provide.
