Poem: The Snow Settles In

 

The Snow Settles In

The snow settles in like glitter dusting the ground.

It keeps seeping into the cracks, bringing a chill

That unlike its glimmer purposely purloins

The warmth we hold so dear. So we build fires

In stoves in buildings with grand windows

So we can see it but not be touched by its chill.

But every little sparkle brings a tiny temptation

To be like it, cold calculating and beautiful

Without thought for the need of the better

Sparkle given off from our hearths.

December 2015

About This Poem

This one is too old to remember what inspired it, but it does have a sense of cold calculation in regard to people. It certainly shows some contrast between warmth and cold, both human and in nature. Of course, right now December of 2025 is proving to be overly warm and the thought of snow in Idaho seems to be distant. The photo is last week on Boston Commons during a bit of a snow flurry in the afternoon before their Christmas tree lighting.