Thursday, September 20, 2012

Snow in the Air – v2


Snow in the air
gather the blankets
the sweaters, the firewood
long before the first flakes
their long fall from the heavens
snow in the feel, the smell,
the texture of the air
change fast coming
ready or not
feeling the falling barometer
the shift in the weather
Falling lightly at first, while
I stood at the sink, washing
mesmerized, watching
their dance downward
Go upstairs, roust the girls,
hear the excitement, the joy
at the first real snowfall
Accumulating white, flake by flake
on the ground, the cars,
still quiet snow, light and airy
a film of white, cell by cell
cleaning the world, perfect
in white, in the knowing



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edited December 15, 2015
Smell of Snow – v4
(merging edits to version 3 and version 2)
edited December 9, 2015
Smell of Snow – v3
(editing original)
Edited November 28, 2012
“Smell of Snow – v2”
Friday, December 03, 2004 8:27
“Smell of Snow”
and other poems
December 1, 2012
like sprinkled sugar
&
edited December 9, 2015
Snow in the Air – v6
(editing original)
edited November 27, 2015
Snow in the Air – v5
(merging edits to original and version 4)
edited November 22, 2015
Snow in the air – v4
(editing original)
Edited August 3, 2013
“Snow in the Air – v3
(editing original)
Edited September 20, 2012
“Snow in the Air – v2”
December 30, 2006 12:08
“Snow in the Air”


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