Snow Poem by David Mitchell

I see the snow outside my window falling;
I see it upon houses’ rooftops crawling;
The sky itself is white, like to the snow
Descending from it to the ground below;
A dazzling carpet of unsullied beauty
And glistering white; what were it else than duty
To wonder at it? See the children playing
In snowball-fights; now see the children laying
The snowman’s head upon his body. Wonder
At winter’s frozen miracle, whereunder
The grass stays green, tho’ covered o’er by white;
And we shall see the inevitable plight
When winter shall be melted overnight,
The dazzling snowy carpet shall be roll’d
Away; and warmth shall drive away the cold,
And we shall welcome the mild warmth of spring,
And see what a new season has to bring.

(Friday,30th December,2005.)