Those Pallid Swifts With Wide Wings

December is approaching with gelid gusts, soon the candid snow will spread its white blanket and dominate the lifeless and desolate land; nevertheless, those pallid swifts with wide wings search for warmer places livelier and more pleasant. Gianni and Lucy follow their flight and look sad, no birds flying around while they build with fast hands a fat snowman with a tomato nose and cherry eyes; it's not what they had in mind, or saw in Winterland! " We need a wool cap to cover his head and he'll stay warm, if ravens come by, they'll eat the cherry and tomato and deform his face not hearing his sobs and his tears turning to ice; what an unhappy snowman Jerry would be without eyes and nose... oh, if only glue could hold them in place, we would get some!" And through the entire afternoon, they watched their snowman ready to send away any intruders with a huge rolling pin. Those pallid swifts with wide wings have left the hushful Whitestone*, and proud of their work, the creators of the chubby snowman smile and clap their hands when more snow comes down; their dream is realized, mom rewards them with an ice cream cone! * Whitestone, Queens, NY