"Sonnet"
The snow gently falling does make for me,
A carpet of white, to change the dark night
To a heavenly palace just for thee.
To rule through the long, lonesome winter night.
The moon and stars break through the clouded sky
The rabbits and squirrels come out to play.
For they are happier by far than I.
The snow is their friend for it came today.
It came today when they needed it more;
They needed it more than anytime yet;
For about their homes dogs never before
Had run such a race their catch to get,
To reflect the world in the bright moonlight;
A carpet of white to change the dark night.
Alice Snavely
A carpet of white, to change the dark night
To a heavenly palace just for thee.
To rule through the long, lonesome winter night.
The moon and stars break through the clouded sky
The rabbits and squirrels come out to play.
For they are happier by far than I.
The snow is their friend for it came today.
It came today when they needed it more;
They needed it more than anytime yet;
For about their homes dogs never before
Had run such a race their catch to get,
To reflect the world in the bright moonlight;
A carpet of white to change the dark night.
Alice Snavely
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