The Gift of Snow

1st sunny day in a while.

50 degrees, following 3 arctic

blasts that came down from the north.

Most of the snow has melted.

My blue eyed husky & I take our

last walk of the day. I see a nice 

patch of untouched snow.

I decide to give Nova

a gift of snow.

He plops down rolls around

like he is taking a bath.

He lay on his belly,

buries his nose in it,

eat’s some of it. Then looks

up at me with his joyful baby

blues.

With the warm sun on my face

I look to the west at the snow 

packed Rocky Mountains

& notice a smile growing on

my face & a tenderness

in my heart.

bd burton

2/22/2025