A Snowy Night

Pregnant pause, the muffled din 
Ceases clamor, listens in 
To the sounds of silence 

Tires crackle an icy road 
Pierce the quiet, presence told 
Then vanish in the silence 

The lingering laugh of children pulled 
Toboggans careening round the wood
Til bedtime claims their silence 

Trees and bushes heavy full 
Wear coverings of frozen wool 
Birds, squirrels tucked in silence 

Scrapes of shovelers out at night 
Clearing paths before the light  
More snow, then deeper silence 

Snow a wondrous glorious gift 
Icy manna softly drifts 
Blesses us with silence 

Reflections in the darkness cold
Brighten shadows of snowy folds
Blankets of whitened silence 

And in the silence comes the bid
Find the wonder, Love that’s hid 
In the still of silence