Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Snow Day

For the last two weeks running we’ve had snow days, those wonderful interruptors of every-day life. Though I have to admit this picture is from a couple of years ago because mostly its rained this year.



Lingering over coffee,
Lingering content as the radio drones on with cancellations.
Trading the prison warden’s orders of routine
for the crystalline novelty of unhurried, un-rushed leisure.



The world drifting off in its first dreamless sleep
A snowy, wintery frozen kind of bliss.


The house its own deserted island, locked in an ice flow in a thick sea of white.

Who can resist the knock of winter’s icy rap against the door?

Out, out to see nature’s mastery.



But we are not the first to worship.
The mouse, cardinal, rabbit—



each left an offering of seed and bark and fruit.

The snow plow rounds the corner.
The diesel rumble clears the path for yesterday’s cares to find our door.

Quick! Pull the wind cord. 


Let Nature frolic

one more blessed snow day.

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