First Snow in the City
I would have liked to stay in bed this morning.
I would have liked to stay in bed this morning.
Or, failing that, to walk around the lake.
I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking
The year’s first snow should be a holiday.
I would have liked to build a fort this morning
Or throw a snowball at a burdened tree.
Instead today I work and long for
The time to help a hearty bumblebee.
I would have liked to sit at home this morning
And look out of my window at the sky:
That periwinkle blue that lingers
Behind the snowsoaked clouds delights my eye.
