Writings: First Frost

**Writings is a series of posts, as we close out 2017, featuring work by the teen writers participating in our Teen Day program. **

First Frost

When I first woke up, my head felt cold; I shiver in my short sleeve pajamas and I find myself moving faster when my bare feet touch the cold tile bathroom floor. My body is shocked by the crisp, cold air. When I see the frost on the window and outside on the grass my heart feels excited because winter is coming! I start thinking about all the things I can build when the snow falls thick and a little wet, just right for Snowmen, Snow forts etc. I start imagining the hot cups of cocoa and the cozy warm feeling inside after a long time of shoveling the driveway. I’m not afraid of the cold and I love winter. But this is just the very beginning, just the first frost. There is still time to enjoy fall; the colorful leaves, the raking of them, the smoky smell in the air, apples, cider, pumpkins, thanksgiving. There is a lot of good things about each season, and they’re all different with pros and cons, I learn to enjoy all the good things in each season and be thankful.

—Oz Tay