Fleeting and Forever

image from Center for Creative Writing

Our ideas of snow are kind ones.

We gravitate towards postcard images of pristine white snow, thick like cream on cars and roofs. We visualize gentle snow drifts as we stand among trees relinquishing foliage and bracing for increased darkness and exposure of their skeletal forms.

Video footage of a snowflake feathering out in wondrous intricacy can be addictive to watch, like cat videos, but more…