A Knowledge of Snow

The snow is capable of taking on infinite patterns Individually, each flake assumes a separate identity Collectively, however, a true stratum of conformity takes place It may manifest itself as the light powder, innocent, just its appearance makes you want to throw yourself into it Spin with delight But under the powder, there is, too, the danger of grey snow-- the trap above the grave Dirty and streaked with debris This is not the snow which retains a beautiful and exquisite uniqueness The Greenlanders knew each stage of such snow strata Knew just how much pressure was safe Where every foot placement must come down And if one is uninitiated to every criteria for staying alive Arrival is no longer a question.