When Snow Came To Waltz

 When Snow Came To Waltz

Like animated dancing silhouettes

Stilled in time—

Caged on all sides by the chilling whiteness,

We waited in frozen

 Hope.

The sun had abandoned us, leaving

Only a faint reflection;

What could he do anyway?  All

Is like a maximum security of nature

Lock down.

Struggling with itself, the human spirit

Grows—grows

Wearily weird with wanton wrath—

Warning unheeded.

Bending knees cringed

In once forgotten prayers—searching;

Howling winds and chilled waxed ears listened.

Void answers.

Whispering fires wane and beg with hunger; but

The wood cupboard has gone bare—and electricity?

She ran away and hid in the bitter dark!

As promised, blizzard waltz in and sat quietly.

With stoic patience, she waited to dance and go her way.

But our fuel dance cards had turned to cold ashes.