Last Night It Snowed

A blanket of softness on the ground, icing sugar coated gardens Rolling undulations of white, cotton wool covers all as far as I can see The earth hidden suddenly anonymous, a quick made secret world, it pulled up this blanket It’s face hidden for a while, letting this downy layer take hold, protecting, nurturing, sheltering The doors burst open, children and dog rush to great the white world, with havoc, glee, such fun Fountains of snow lifted to the sky, Balls of white propelled through the air to hit another with a splash We are all showered with this fluff, these flakes, The chase is on, circles, dodging, weaving but to no avail The beauty of the white garden becomes a beauty of children shaped sculptures Where they lay in the white, dog racing around, a scene of comedy, hilarity And as the action slows and post snow exhaustion sets in A mother runs out and the fight renews No mercy is shown until we all collapse in a snow coated heap And it begins to snow once more 2009