A Snowy Day

Soft as

eiderdown,

 

snowflakes gently cascade

like frozen stars pillowing the ground.

The proud old oaks, coated in ice and snow,

shimmer with delight

giving their blessing

 

to Mother Nature’s

work below.

 

Author's Note

A repost in honor of this year's first snowfall. The image is from the painting 'Radiant Snow' by Leonard Holland.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

that's about as positive an attitude can take on winter ..in my retirement i fled the dread of it on the very cold, snowy plains of SD .. your poem rightfully inspires appreciation in me .. and funny thing .. here in AR it snows very little and yesterday we had our first .. a half inch that is still here this morning .. i stayed in the cabin all day yesterday and justified my wonderful laziness by the snow ... today i am now resolved to venture forth and do a little this and a little that ;))
E.

[Dara]

I can definitely relate. I left Minnesota for the same reason. Here in NC we just get a few snowfalls each winter. Today is my day to chill and enjoy the coziness of home. Here's hoping the rest of your winter goes by swiftly without too many cold snowy/icy days. :-)

[Einstein Noodle]

same to you Dara! and for that coziness when it does get cold eh!? our snow is here this morning still but by tues the temps are supposed to reach 60 ;)))

[Dara]

It is going to be the same here. In Minnesota we would call that a 'heatwave'. lol

[Einstein Noodle]

:) i would think so! Minn. is pretty hard in the winter