Conflicts in the mind

The houses and trees were covered by a blanket of snow.
The ice beads in the sun made for a glittering show.
Inches of snow had covered everything in sight;
Except for the sky and the sun shining bright.
 
The blanket shrunk as the sun came up.
Draining the sleet from like a broken cup.
The awe and wonder were all but gone;
Laid bare a pickled and a battered lawn.
 
The sun and snow mimic conflicts in the mind
The snow alike the ego and of the malice kind.
Knowledge and humility can erase a burgeoning pride;
Just like the sun shrinking blankets on its ride.

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We had almost 5 inches of snow yesterday. It was a beautiful sight this morning with everything covered by a blanket of snow. The snow started to melt by the afternoon. I drew parallels between how the rising sun melted the snow, to how humility and humbleness in mind can melt ego and pride.    

~Narendra V Joshi