White Snow, Bright Snow....

Softly, gently in the secret night,

Down from the North came the quiet white.

Drifting, sifting, silent flight,

Softly, gently, in the secret night.

White snow, bright snow, smooth and deep.

Light snow, night snow, quiet as sleep.

Down, down, without a sound;

Down, down to the frozen ground.

Covering roads and hiding in fences,

Sifting in cracks and filling up trenches.

Millions of snowflakes, tiny and light,

Softly, gently, in the secret night.

~Alvin Tresselt