POEM: A Snowflake Garden
A Snowflake Garden
by Alice Jane-Marie Massa
For my winter garden,
I planted just a few snowflakes.
How they grew and multiplied!
With my shovel,
I transplanted some of them;
and they keep growing higher and higher.
From Mother Nature’s Nursery,
from one little seed of snow,
so much continues
to grow and grow.
The gray clouds and bitter wind,
the Polar Vortex and other such Arctic masses
have just been perfect for The Massa Snow Garden.
Would you like some seedlings of snow?
A snowflake garden has no weeds to pull,
no bugs or winter worms.
Dressed in my Alaska attire,
I tend to my bountiful harvest,
almost every day.
Still the snowflakes spread
like the most fertile of ground covers
to rival the summerside’s phlox and vincas.
Working in my snowflake garden,
I look toward the sky
and want to shout to Mother Nature:
“Enough already!
Tell all those angels
to stop crocheting snowflakes!”
How can such delicate, tiny works of art
amass to such a splendid mess?
No, no, I am channeling
my inner Snow-Angel attitude
and spreading some January Joy.
My mid-winter mantra is as follows:
I do not want to escape the Frozen Tundra!
I do like my little snowscape!
I like my snowflake garden!
Now, as I, in a more mellow mood,
continue to shovel,
to cultivate the delicate snowflakes of my garden,
I sing:
“Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, SNOW!”
Yours (almost) truly,
Alice in Snowland
January 22, 2014, Wednesday
Hi Alice, I’m glad you have such a positive outlook on snow. Here in Wyoming, it has snowed, melted, froze, and melted, and as a result, I could put up a sign in my driveway that says, “Welcome to Taylor’s Ice Rink. $20.00 an hour. Bring your own skates.” Frankly, I’m getting sick of the ice and can’t wait for spring. Happy winter.
What a delightful poem, Alice! You have certainly made the harsh Wisconsin winter turn into images of joy and optimism. Take care of yourself and Zoe–spring draws nearer every day.
Love, Mary
Mary–According to the information which I received from Word Press, your comment was number 200! You do not receive a prize, but you do receive my thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog. AZ
Simply delightful! Don’t think I’ll look at snow the same, ever again! Hope you get a break soon.
Hi, Paula–What a nice comment! Yes, today was our one better day–the high was 31 degrees, but the low tonight will be six. This afternoon brought a refresher of about two inches of snowflakes for my snowflake garden. With thanks, Alice