Seasons: Definition

Elias looked at the violet in the ice, the bear waking up, the waiting village. He looked at the child who had taught him that the world does not exist to be defined.

Elias sat down heavily on a stone. He opened The Great Certainties and looked at his perfect, sterile definition of seasons. For the first time, it felt like looking at a map of a country he had never visited. seasons definition

A drop of sweet sap rolled down the bark. A chickadee drank it. “The tree thinks it’s Spring, too,” Fern whispered. “It’s just quieter about it.” Elias looked at the violet in the ice,

Next, they found a maple tree. Elias pointed to its bare branches. “Winter. Dormancy.” the bear waking up