The subtle changes;
a chill in the air,
dusk approaching early
days shorter, nights longer,
and winter on it\'s way.
A while back,
seeing the woolens in the mall
I wondered,
at the winter clothes here
in Bahrain, in the Gulf
where there\'s only scorching summers!
Silly me;
me who knows only
the summer heat and the monsoon rains
of the tropics,
the winter is unknown;
a novel experience.
Then come November, and
as the temperature dropped
there\'s a glow in my heart
warming me up
the excitement of a season
not yet experienced.
The winter
with it\'s cold chilly
mornings and nights,
freezing winds
and the mist creeping in
from the Arabian sea
is here ..
And I, wrapped up
in my winter wear,
a mug of hot chocolate
and softly humming heater
warming me up
snuggled cozily by the window,
reveled in the happiness
winter evoked in me..
As everything unique
in this beautiful tiny Island,
even in winter
the sun shone down
golden and bright every day
and the stars twinkled
in a clear night sky.
The sky, blue and cloudless,
the light so intense,
that, the first winter in Bahrain
was the best.