Perfect Timing

Hurriedly through the night it came Blanketing the ground in white A storm of raging wind and snow Late one Christmas Eve night It came to us with little warning A blizzard of blinding white While families bowed their heads Giving thanks for the birth of Christ The winds did howl like a wolf And snow drifts halted travel The dark night was black as pitch Emergency crews were frazzled Then as the night gave way to dawn They found the silver lining Families snowed in for Christmas Seemed winter had perfect timing Copyright © 2010 Lena “Lolita” Townsend