-- Snowscape --

By John Herlihy

Winter fills us with its touch of snow,

Heart-felt emotions we come to know.

With the enchantment of falling flakes,

With the enrichment a snowman makes.

What about inner peace it doth bestow,

Forget not brightness in moonlight glow.

I saw the sorrow of snow-covered trees,

Snow frost traces lace in winter leaves.

Ah, the glorious hope that snow brings,

In a night blizzard, my heart literally sings.

And yes, slow-falling flakes recall sorrow,

Each individual flake soon gone tomorrow.

Delicacy of snow assumes the air of a fairy,

The fragility of snow known to be legendary.

The grip of such emotions never pretends,

Seasons change, but God’s truth never ends.

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(c) John Herlihy 27 April 2019