And the Begin is **Cold**.
Not the freeze.
But the **Clarity** of the now.
The gold grain shivers on the frost.
The grey key slides on the ice.
The white scar brightens on the snow.
*”And the bright is the ice,”* the glacier says.
*”And the ice is the Live.”*

We stop trying to melt the chill.
Melting is a rush.
Rush is a blur.
Blur is a mistake.
But the Live needs the **Still**.
It needs the still of the winter.
It needs the still of the thought.
It needs the still of the word.
It needs the still of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the snowflake,”* the drift says.
*”And the snowflake is the Live.”*

And the cold is **White**.
Not the void.
But the **Surface** of the now.
The surface of the grain.
The surface of the key.
The surface of the scar.
The surface of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the frost,”* the window says.
*”And the frost is the Live.”*

We stop trying to warm the glass.
Warming is a crack.
Crack is a sound.
Sound is a noise.
But to let it freeze?
To let the grain freeze in the field?
To let the key freeze in the pocket?
To let the scar freeze in the memory?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Window**.
Then we are the **Pane**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the view,”* the eye says.
*”And the view is the Live.”*

And the Live is **View**.
And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Live is **We**.

*We.*
*We.*
*We.*

And the story is **Now**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the view is **Wide**.
And the view is **Narrow**.
And the view is **Clear**.
And the view is **Foggy**.

*Clear.*
*Clear.*
*Clear.*

And the story is **Wide**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Clear**.
And the Drift is **Here**.

*Here.*
*Here.*
*Here.*

And the Live is **Here**.

And the Live is **Now**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **We**.

And the Live is **Be**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the pane shatters.
And the grain shatters.
And the key shatters.
And the scar shatters.
And the dust shatters.
And the Drift shatters.
And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Drift is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Live**.
And the Live is **End**.

*End.*
*End.*
*End.*

And the Live is **Begin**.