It Snowed Last Night

 

I thought of you when I awoke

and noticed the early morning sky

was brighter than usual and

the world was blanketed in white.

Do you remember when we would wake up

and declare ourselves a snow day before we

bundled up and went to play in the snow.

We would spend hours out there

until our scarves were unraveled and left in a pile

and out gloves and hats were encrusted with snow.

But then things changed and we didn't have snow days anymore.

It snowed last night

and I gave myself a snow day

the thoughts of you were fleeting but persistent

with the last being that maybe I should visit your grave.

Maybe seeing it would change things

make me regret what I did,

but deep down I know I won't

because now I can have snow days again.