When Heaven Split in Ice & Fire

Have I told you about that morning the 29th of January when heaven separated the world in ice and fire?

How the sun sprinkled gold over everyone who witnessed it, and made a promise to the dead grass that spring will come and you will be in full bloom again, shimmering of green. Just wait. 

And how it almost felt as if the world was tilting because of all the beauty it was beaming from?

Have I told you that on that same day, in the afternoon, someone put a sheet of pastel-pink silk between heaven and earth?

How it made the birds quit singing and the dog stopped chasing them? As if they too, were astounded by how their world suddenly appeared.

I guess I haven’t. But now you know…