by Mary E. Lowd
When snow comes for the sun
Cooling the warm heart in our sky
Every sparkling flake
As it falls
Waits to be undone
By the shining light
A twirling dance
Of melting swirls
Thermal drifts
Swiftly uncurl
From geometric spirals & fractals
Paisleys & daisies
To simple drops
Of mist
Lifted on the light