At midnight, it arrived silently and softly, drifting, dreamy, white fluff from heaven. A lone crepuscular bunny scampered along, barely leaving any footprints.

Overnight, it came down fast and furious, gusting wind transformed the gentle snowfall into a blizzard, embracing our world with its swirling, blinding whiteness of purity.

Kwan Kew Lai is an author, a Harvard medical faculty physician, an infectious disease specialist, a disaster response volunteer, an artist, and a runner.