WHAT THE SNOWMAN SAW UPON AWAKENING
When the Snowman opened his coal eyes
one winter morning
he saw that snow was all around him,
holding him tight like a testicle,
he saw snow as far as he could see,
covering everything: telephone poles,
dead birds, blue bins filled with old news,
the cold swingset, all the parked cars.
He saw children coming from afar
bringing sleds and wedding bells,
long white dresses, silver candlesticks,
perfect diamonds.
Richard Smyth
Posted over on Anabiosis Press
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