A Snowy Afternoon Last Winter
BEYOND THE SNOW BELT
Over the local stations, one by one,
Announcers list disasters like dark poems
That always happen in the skull of winter.
But once again the storm has passed us by:
Lovely and moderate, the snow lies down
While shouting children hurry back to play,
And scarved and smiling citizens once more
Sweep down their easy paths of pride and welcome.
– Mary Oliver, from New and Selected Poems
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My wish for you in the New Year:
May there be lots of “smiling citizens” in your life. May the worst of the storms pass you by.
DJ
I love the magic of the first snowfall. We have barely had a had frost — what a crazy winter so far. Lovely photo and lovely poem.
Janet, this photo was from last winter. I think it’s just wishful thinking to include it with this post — I want it to snow THIS year! Maybe the upstate will get some this month.