Snow covering the ground at 8 by 1 had
disappeared.
By 5 newly formed powder flakes/bigger than cotton balls/floated downward, /so light they rose and fell a second time/as I passed /turning my world white
once again
crystal flakes given form/from clouds high above/each its own and unique world/alive within the tiny gales/and silent currents forming/atmospheres above,
given
gentle revolution, softest landing covering ground/like thin gauze stretched/within minutes inches deep/earth tones and/ green luminescence vaguely visible
beneath.
Above, afternoon sky darkening /moves toward night time light.
Already giving their precious gift, the gauze stretched thinner/
shadows of color emerging from the
melt.