May there never come a time when
our grandchildren say to their grandchildren,
our grandchildren say to their grandchildren,
“Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was snow.”
May there always be snow in winter falling
hard and fast in a single direction, or
softly sifting landscapes like a powdery confection.
hard and fast in a single direction, or
softly sifting landscapes like a powdery confection.
May there always be plenty of snow and more
children to welcome it tongue-skyward than
adults cursing shoveling, driving, annoyed by it.
children to welcome it tongue-skyward than
adults cursing shoveling, driving, annoyed by it.
May there always be snow especially at Christmas ---
when our efforts to cool the globe return
as winter confetti falling, calling
Joy to the World!
when our efforts to cool the globe return
as winter confetti falling, calling
Joy to the World!
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“Snow Globe”
“Snow Globe”
with winter road near Blewett Pass, Washington
Photos © 1999 & 2007 Chuck Pefley | Verse © 2007 Penny Pefley
