Quiet Snow

Quiet Snow

2/23/2017

So slow, so silent

          Snow falls.

Rain creates a loud

          Tink, tink,

As it collides with the ground.

Snow falls

          It lands,

          Silently

Leaving behind

Only a soft, white carpet

As evidence.

For how silently it makes an entrance

          Snow stays

Lasting days,

Weeks,

While rain makes a grand entrance

Only to dry up,

          Disappear

Too soon after its arrival.

Pure Snow,

Silent Snow,

Beautiful Snow,

Leaves behind a part of itself,

          So silently,
          Quiet Snow.

My Mother Tree

My Mother Tree

5/7/2015

My mom is tall and strong like a tree

She stands solid and proud.

Her roots have spread through the ground

And her branches bring shade over me.

Her roots dug in, she knows where she stands

In a field of wildflowers

Her quiet grace empowers

All who decide to cross her noteworthy lands.

And under her leaves you can find great bliss

Because it’s a good place to rest,

A good place to build nest,

And under her care there’s no risk.

And I am grateful her tree gives quiet shelter

Her roots make a good bed

And give a calm that’s widespread

And her tree stands solid and tall in the center—

She is my mother tree, the one who is home

She brings shelter and care

And I know she’ll be there

Like a beacon, when I am lost and alone.