Status Updates From Remembering the Good Times

"The days of winter enter in,
The darkness nibbles at the days,
The heavy clouds pull down the sky,
The first deep snowfall stays, and grays.

Too long to wait for springtime now
Here in this cold and darkening room,
Only time for remembering
The pear trees all in bloom."

—Remembering the Good Times, P. 130

Richard Peck was a real dandy with his pretty words, and I'm here for every square meter of it.

Cover art by Rick Ormond. I haven't read the book so I can't judge how fitting it is, but the scene exudes authentic, subtle emotion.