Snow Day Prayer

It's winter now

the leaves have fallen

it's getting colder

the sun comes out

although

a lot less bolder.

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The children

press their noses

to the window,

wondering when

it might snow.

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I walk outside

and I close my eyes

breathe in the smell

of the fireplace fires.

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When it starts

to snow the children

throw on their coats,

rush outside and

shovel the snow

with their hands,

as the neighborhood

park transforms into

a winter wonderland.

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The snow doesn't visit

us often here in the South

as it usually takes a more

northerly route.

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Tonight we'll gather

and decorate the tree

with bells, ribbons

and colored lights

and we'll sing Christmas

carols into the night.

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Before bed

well say a prayer

for peace on earth

that includes every

living being's right

to be free,

and live their truth

being who their hearts

tell them to be.