Winter Blanket
A shimmering blanket of snow
lays there peaceful and cold
enveloping the house in its chilly embrace
covered in little sparkling diamonds
its edges folded precariously over the eves
eagerly awaiting the opportunity to tumble
slowly crashing like a wave
in one swift motion
so it can smother the flowerbeds below
covering them until spring.
Original poem by Laura Lane, First published in the Niagara Community News 2010