covers the dawn
colouring rooftops
painting parked cars
as curtains tossed aside
eyes open wide
excitement over flows
screams at bedroom windows - there are plans to be changed
for schools will be closed
days to rearrange
unexpected consequences
like...
no school today
for the buses won't run
we'll have to stay home
but...
concerned parents
messaging work
phone calls to grandparents
yet children don't care
with hats and scarfs
wellingtons and gloves
there's fun to be had!
But then...
all too soon
like a dream that is taken
by the rising of the sun
the blinding white carpet
soon dirty and stained
pitted with footprints
melting into rivulets
puddles and streams
chuckling along curb sides
tinkling down drains
watery sunshine
the magic is taken - taken like the dream
now only cold and wet fingers
happiness and smiles
...and the memories
remain
