Maiden Snow
“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."
John Burroughs
The biting wind howls
A drunk insolent hound
The moon and stars
Nowhere to be found
The night dreary and cold
Though the fires are lit
White smoke up the chimney
By the fireplace we sit
Feet in thick woolen socks
Looking out the window
Awaiting patiently
The winter’s maiden snow
A hoary cold winter evening
Always a much-awaited blessing
09-16-2022
© F Aparici
It’s September but I am already waiting for the first winter snow. Where we live, chances are slim to none.
#2022WinterSnow
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Francisco P.
2yGrowing up in the Philippines as a boy, I've always wondered how it would feel like to lie on the snow. Thanks for bringing back this memory. 👌👉❤
Francis Aparici
2y@Francisco Potato Thank you Brod. Lipat ka kasi sa Minnesota 😂😂😂
Charlotte B. Williams
2yI’m used to Winters here in Philadelphia. It’s great when you’re inside cozy, and warm. Love the Winter Holidays Christmas and New Years. It’s a good time of year.
Francis Aparici
2y@Charlotte B. Williams Lived in New York for ten years. The first snow is great, the next ones not so much. 😂😂😊. Thanks for liking
Francis Aparici
2yThanks for liking amigo @ Benjamin G. Sangalang
Nelson D Reyes
2yKeep wishing Brod. Miss Maiden Snow is known to show up in early spring, then hibernate then stretch and yawn and blink her eyes as early as Thanksgiving. If you wish hard enough she could surprise you this week Thursday on Fall Equinox. I met Maiden Snow in DC in 1971 Thanksgiving. And she was as virgin as she can be, there in the snow clouds for sometime then drifted down gently you could catch her with your waiting palms and blow her back to a light cool breeze passing by. That’s how sweet Miss Maiden Snow was . I don’t blame you wishing for her. Like. Thanks Brod. Your snow dream is contagious.👍