What can this be, falling from clouds overhead?
It's a white powdery substance called "snow"
I've seen it before when I lived up north
every winter it would suddenly appear
Sometime after or just before Thanksgiving
but living in the high desert where I am now
it's only a brief yearly occasion to see real snow
among the palms, cactii and succulents in our area
It's very wet and fluffy lying on the palm tree
making puddles on the roads but then it freezes
and makes a scary dangerous skating rink
for those brave enough to hasten outside
So I sit inside my warm abode remembering
the hot stifling days of summer when we longed
for relief of some kind only to have a monotony
of hot temperatures, sunshine day after day
Nature and its four seasons certainly give us variety
but living in the high desert where I am now
it's only a brief yearly occasion to see real snow
among the palms, cactii and succulents in our area
It's very wet and fluffy lying on the palm tree
making puddles on the roads but then it freezes
and makes a scary dangerous skating rink
for those brave enough to hasten outside
So I sit inside my warm abode remembering
the hot stifling days of summer when we longed
for relief of some kind only to have a monotony
of hot temperatures, sunshine day after day
Nature and its four seasons certainly give us variety
a reason to look forward to the next season
that is, until it arrives then we are ready
to return to whatever climate we had before
that is, until it arrives then we are ready
to return to whatever climate we had before
Oh goodness, I hope it has all melted by the time I get home today. I am looking forward to a little sunshine.
ReplyDeleteYou are certainly poetic; very nice.
I just can't relate to that being snow on a palm! I look at the photo, and it just doens't compute! Weird - but beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture and a lovely poem!
ReplyDeleteI don't feel sorry for you! We woke up to over 4 inches this morning. You know how I "love" snow!
ReplyDeleteMame
Is that one of your poems Lin? It's beautiful.. How funny to see snow in the desert....
ReplyDeleteWe're shivering in the cold here in Seattle, with frozen snow on the ground and ice on the streets. Fun stuff with our hills. More snow and cold are expected, and as we finish with the icy blasts, we're sending them your way. No end in sight. Please just let the planes be flying to Denver on sunday.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see snow on palms and succulents. Beautiful, actually, just like your poem.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a strange, strange sight! Wow, Lin. Anything is possible!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture!
ReplyDeleteOurs only lasted a hot minute and it was gone.This is a good post. I love it!
ReplyDeleteYUK!! We had miles and miles of snow covered cactus to drive through Monday and Tuesday. It was just plain wierd. And annoying. And cold.
ReplyDeleteWill you work at getting your St George sunshine and warmth back...Puhleeeeze!