NIGHTSNOW

Medieval blanket of snow

spread with fervor

by wintry spirits

while

black faced sheep

look on

wooly and resonant with baas.

The wind slides down the chimney

seeking corners,

branches brush each other

intimately

while the sky darkens on

command.

Finger frosting window panes

feathery brushpaints

to be traced

blueprints for

one pure thought.

to be held carefully

as the winter night

descends.