Snow Sweeps In Poem by Deanna Samuels

The morning was clear and bright
Sun peeping out from a few clouds of white
The view uninterrupted from the dining room window towards the Ottawa River
Beyond that, the Canadian Museum of History
Giving a clear picture of that intriguing curvatured edifice
As the minutes ticked by, a strange eerie change began
A thick hazy wall of white was creeping towards the river
Sweeping over the buildings in its path, enveloping them within it
The museum disappeared, the bridges and river disappeared
That white hazy wall crossed the river into the very heart of Ottawa
Immediately becoming a heavy snow fall covering all in its path
Visibility almost gone in every direction
Large snowflakes fell swirlingly and then, almost as suddenly as it had begun
Rolled away, stopped, leaving the air as clear as it was before
Roads and paths were left a little damp from the already melted residue
As though the sudden sweep of blustering snow had never occurred


Written in Ottawa, Ontario - 29th November 2018