The Art of Appreciating Snow

Nearing the end of a too busy week

it starts to snow. Dangerous

but soothing. Wherever you go, 

take care. Your memories are too weak, 

alone, to keep you alive. Yet

on the other side of the globe, a people

has perfected the art of appreciating

snow from inside their lives. Not

unlike flower arranging or pouring tea

correctly. Tonight I must drive through

hail and storm, down the steep and icy

trail, inside the tunnel dimly lit, me.