Buttercup Cottage, Edenton, NC—January 2025
Long, long ago, when I was a young girl, I looked forward to a heavy snowfall—partly because it was so rare along the coastlines of Virginia and North Carolina, and partly because just a couple of inches would close down the town and school would be called off! Nowadays, I still enjoy a lovely, white blanket of snow, but in moderation. I don’t look forward to the shoveling and the slip-sliding away on the walkways and roadways. Still, snow has a way of spurring my imagination and inspiring poetic thoughts. Below are two poems I’ve written under the influence of fluttering snowflakes.
The Silence of Snow
by Kathryn Louise Wood
In the silence of snow,
the Earth may rest
snugly beneath
its crystalline blanket,
slowing its pulse
and internal rhythms,
inviting us all
to quiet our lives
and breathe in the stillness
that strengthens our souls.
Snowfall
by Kathryn Louise Wood
Feathering through the ink of night,
Seeping into unseen cracks,
Swirling in mad circling eddies,
Drifting into slippery slopes,
Sweeping free across the open,
Deviling into sudden whirlwinds,
Clinging to eyelashes and to feet,
Smoothing over the rough and sharp,
Sparkling beneath the sun and moonlight,
Melting into reflective glimmer,
Dripping silent, drop by drop,
Soaking darkly into earth,
Vaporing back to shimmering sky,
Is it snow…or memory
Thanks for stopping by. Y’all come back, now. And keep warm and cozy!
Kathryn