Snow Blind

To us snow and cold seem a mere delaying of the spring. How far we are from understanding the value of these things in the economy of Nature! - Thoreau

freebased and freefalling

frozen cocaine

outside my window pane

invading the view from my venetian blinds

addictive paranoia grips me

snowflakes parachute stealthily down

in a covert storm

their own blizzardous d-day

i've no snowblowing straw with which to snort

no rolled up hundred dollar bill

i've had my fill

i can't seem to cut them with the razor blade of my shovel

too much they weigh

i wish they'd pull their ripcords over someone else's walkway

Author's Note

"We discover a new world every time that we see the earth again after it has been covered for a season with snow." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

as frustrating as this white stuff may be when related to roof snow loads and unpassable driveways, we rely on a snow pack up in the mountains to keep our wells humming all summer and you have to admit that it does make nifty snowpersons depending upon your snowperson perspective, what with ripcords and all!
Pete

[Pete]

absolutely essential to the water table. we need all we can get after a summer of drought. november was quite rainy here. we're on the verge of a snowstorm tomorrow night into thursday. we actually got a few inches on the day before halloween (fairly unusual but not unheard of). it's great to look at and play in but not so enjoyabgle to clean up. it's quite cold, supposed to be light and fluffy, about half a foot ... :)

[Arundass TP]

Powerful imagery. Good work

[Pete]

thank you for your kind words ... :)