And So It Snowed

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

everything newly covered with a sacred aura yet strangely untouched

the embrace and blessing of such a new day nearly too much

awoke this morning to a bleached, gabardine blanket of winter's cotton

time remembered and sins forgotten

statuesque pines of undeniable precision majestically standing guard like truth's knitting needles

the nearby river shivering yet steady and comfortable in a righteous,  preordained course

the master of the house is about but not at home

i am unworthy to don such garb but in wide-eyed wonder am hardly alone

newly born tears of amazement in aging eyes and bewilderment in a probing heart

birds in audience witnesses of yet another miracle

their joyous chirps boldly proclaiming, staunchly lyrical

soulfully undeniable

faithful and telling

above all

spiritually compelling

as flakes glistened whilst a piece of heaven with halos glowed

the wisdom and splendor in a glimpse of eternity showed

... and so it snowed

Author's Note

"Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I enjoyed reading this. It had an elegant and soulful quality. We had very little snow this year. But it was pretty cold. It was freezing here last night and more cold tonight. The moisture and the cold just haven't been getting together this year. It rained for a week straight in the low forties. I hated that. My bones just ached. They're still aching. Dreaming of summer here in the Appalachians. F.

[Pete]

thanks. we too have had little snow this year in greater boston. we've had quite a few cold rains and a few mixes (rain, sleet, snow). there hasn't been enough cold to support snow. so far this winter is in the all-time top three for least snow ... :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

" ...statuesque pines of undeniable precision majestically standing guard like truth's knitting needles." I am shaking my head here, in absolute wonder. The dynamic of your work continues to shine, Pete! What a thrill it is to read you!

[Pete]

thanks kell. whenever it snows i am floored by how awesome it is so i thought to myself - what i'm thinking and feeling as i look at this wondrous spectacle deserves to be written about ... :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

Yes, it does! It's so spectacular in its reading, too. Hey, I hear there's talk of Brady coming back to the NFL, according to Rich Eisen's show, who talked to people in Indy. Folks are saying to keep an eye on Miami! Now, wouldn't that be something?

[Pete]

omg! hadn't heard that. now that would be interesting. maybe geritol will sponsor him. i saw pics of giselle at carnival in rio - she was really whooping it up ... :)

[Pete]

the only thing i had head about him was that he was going to be a football announcer on FOX for $37.5 million starting in 2024.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Wow!! I can't even conceive that amount of money!