Snow & Earth

The Snow arrived like an unexpected lover,

he kissed the Earth and gave her a white dress,

she tried it on and her reflection froze in the mirror.

“Shall we dance?” she asked, while the snowflakes were falling on her lap.

And they began dancing through the quiet whisper of the wind,

messing with the hair of the trees,

knocking on crooked roofs

painting windows with frosty spiderwebs.

Tired and swept away by the adventure, the Earth fell asleep,

dropping the soft ruffles of her dress on the sleepy faces of her dwellers.

Like shy kittens, they crawled out of the houses.

Curious footsteps wrinkled the gown,

playful paws dug into the white cotton threads,

sleighs cut the silhouette in pieces,

and the Earth was naked again,

but still asleep,

she was dreaming of Snow 

and their dance together.

Picture by Ognyan Lazarov

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