Wide Awake and Watchful

Wide awake and watchful
I sense a difference in the morning.
Drawing back the curtains,
Surprise,
Soft white silent snow
Is falling fast in delicate flakes,
Like feathers from the breast
Of the stately swan.
Covering everything in a wonderful frosting
That drifts with the wind creating
Unexpected sculptures in  trees and hedgerows.
The unusual silence is magical
On this cold winter  morning
A surreal calming scene.
An early morning snapshot
Before the family awake.

ValCook Jan 2012