Heavy Snow

[Driving to Town Late to Mail a Letter

It is a cold and snowy night. The main street is deserted.

The only things moving are swirls of snow.

As I lift the mailbox door, I feel its cold iron.

There is a privacy I love in this snowy night.

Driving around, I will waste more time.]   Robert Bly

Heavy Snow by Dana Stone

We had a deep snow by morning,

blanketed everything around us.

Every limb and twig, etched in white like frosting

Thick sheets on the roof of the barn

frozen in time, 

stillness beckoning me forward, 

holding a pail,

overflowing with oats

for mare her newborn colt

waiting for me in the shadows.