The first snow came last night like a thief
covering the ground in a death-like shroud.
The first snow melsted quietly as had my
innocence and youth.
...
You are there for me in times of joy and in times of pain
you sre there for me when others are not.
You see things as the way they are when I cannot
because I am too blind or simply will not.
...
I am 65 years old. For years I suffered from alcohol and depression. Until I was deliveed and healed by a merciful God. I have been married to the same woman for forty-two years and live in Lambertville N.J. Have been seriously writing poetry since about 1977)
The First Snow
The first snow came last night like a thief
covering the ground in a death-like shroud.
The first snow melsted quietly as had my
innocence and youth.
So quietly, in fact that I never knew it was gone.
that's always the cse when you face life's truth.
I guess deep inside I knew it wouldn't last
because it so true that you cannot liove in the past.
Russell Topping