Snow

White, cold, slippery, snow sifts from the heavens

Covering the dirt, the ugly, the scars,

Coating the trees with a sparkling vanilla frosting

Making the world a wonderland of shimmering solitude.

Our dog loves the snow

The deeper the better

To bounce through as if on springs

What enticing aromas affect her so?

Windy day snow, dancing as it arrives,

Eddies in the air

Large fluffy flakes

A life-sized snow globe

Awakening our childlike wonderment.

I walk through the fresh-fallen drifts,

Soles of my shoes squeaking in the cold

Announcing my progress

Through a world of white,

Pristine and stark

The time of year to pause, to hibernate, to meditate

To rest.