Snow

Fast and furious
or slow and turtle like
white powder covers
the earth with its grace

It makes a silent
most beautiful entrance
dressing up the earth
with a gown of beauty
and simplicity

the white
is cold against our skin
jarring memories
of times past
snow angels
and forts
and snow ball fights

But the glistening white
also serves as a stark
and beautiful reminder
of the debut that was paid
on the cross for our sins
with his blood
and in the same way
the white carries
a healing
that kisses the ugly ground
transforming the dirty
into a beautiful painting