Her arrival comes swiftly with the crisp seasonal gusts
Our Queen Mother from the stinging frozen north
Dusting our existence with her wintry blanket of reality
Her falling white magnificence collecting in heavy layers
As if gifted to us from under feathered wings of angels
The undeniable beauty of her presence is astonishing
A vision of bright luminescence we all should aspire to be
To ourselves and to each and every other we see
Her stunning elegance demanding our vigilant contemplation
Harshly awakening us from our ageless frozen slumber
Our hibernation means eyes are closed to a grace unsurpassed
While the snow runs muddy with a multitude of sins
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