Roses in the Snow

131 words

                                © Mary K. Anson, 1996

ROSES IN THE SNOW

By

Mary K. Anson

When the hours are long and gray

with weather too cold to bear

 children’s antics light the day

 and their laughter fills the air

With little faces glowing red

like winter roses in the snow

they trudge along, with feet of lead

up endless hills, their sleds in tow

As the top comes into view

excitement builds along with fear

one flies down and then there’s two

as the rest gives out a cheer

The joyful sounds, all too rare

ring through the long afternoon

but then a moment of despair

the fun has ended all too soon