Snowman Sculptor

SNOWMAN SCULPTOR


Every February
the Snowman oils his chainsaw,
sharpens his chisels
and buys a block of ice.
He is an ice sculptor
and he joins the others once yearly
to carve a thing of great beauty.
The people come, bundled like fragile packages,
they behold the Snowman’s sculpture
and know, for a moment, the longing of the gods.

After they are long gone
and they are home with their TVs and candle bulbs,
the Snowman sees it slowly melt,
haunted by his loss.


Richard Smyth

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