The Sad Ending

Boohoo...My favorite month is coming to a close. The sun's energy is forcing more light on us pushing back the loveliness of the subdued winter evenings. I will miss wonderful dark January, the month I use as an excuse to myself for not doing more that is necessary. I aim to be like a dormant rose bush, alive underneath but not in bloom. Now I ask...did I loll enough, appreciating the quietude. That is not easy to do as the year rolls along and evening is lit by the late sun. But life being what it is, I will soon put January behind and move on enjoying the good things the other months bring. Soon I must rev up for the remaining of the year. I will be eager to bloom or at least show up a little bit more.