12/30/2025
The ice comes quietly,
Each night it grows
by fractions you wouldn’t notice
unless you loved this place enough
to look every day.
A soft rim along the edges,
a breath held longer than yesterday,
a silence learning weight.
It is beautiful in the way patience is.
Beneath it, the river still moves
What began as fragile
becomes undeniable.
Layer upon layer of quiet fortress
Strength without noise.
Power without urgency.
You don’t hear it growing
but you feel it when it’s there
the way stillness can command respect,
the way something delicate can become unbreakable simply by staying.