“Enough Already” the newspaper said;
\nthe storm was the talk of the town.
\nThe snow was clogging the side streets
\nand still was coming down.<\/p>\n
But the wind slashed in and carved the snow
\nand sculpted with her hand.
\nAnd every swirl around house and tree
\nconspired a crystal land.<\/p>\n
And after it stopped and the sun came out
\nthe people came gazing too.
\nAnd the drifts were diamonds and sapphires:
\nsmooth startling white and blue.<\/p>\n
It was easy to see the wonder
\nand forget the problems it brought;
\nalthough it can strangle us, freeze us to lumps,
\nit’s winter, it’s northern: that’s hot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Enough Already” the newspaper said; the storm was the talk of the town. The snow was clogging the side streets and still was coming down. But the wind slashed in and carved the snow and sculpted with her hand. And … Continue reading