Snow

By I.M. Ulysses

It falls again
From Heaven's store
A blanket of white
Like foam from the lake's shore

It covers the ground
Like bridal train
And protects the seed
Of the life that remains

Every year it
It returns again
I pillow softnesness
To dampen the pain

A year is over
And a new one is born
As the land now rests
From its daily chore

A frozen riddle
A mystery that stares
As sunlight and moon
Cast their light so rare

In time it will leave
When its work is done
As the spring brings forth
New life with the sun

Til then we wait
And look yonder
As the snow falls gently
Upon life's wonders

Like the Spirit
It does not give up
Until the moment when
God says enough

Then we rejoice
And pray in God's name
When the bride goes by
Leaving life once again