Poem for Friday and Washingtonian Night Lights

The Snow Fairy
By Claude McKay

I

Throughout the afternoon I watched them there,
Snow-fairies falling, falling from the sky,
Whirling fantastic in the misty air,
Contending fierce for space supremacy.
And they flew down a mightier force at night,
As though in heaven there was revolt and riot,
And they, frail things had taken panic flight
Down to the calm earth seeking peace and quiet.
I went to bed and rose at early dawn
To see them huddled together in a heap,
Each merged into the other upon the lawn,
Worn out by the sharp struggle, fast asleep.
The sun shone brightly on them half the day,
By night they stealthily had stol’n away.

II

And suddenly my thoughts then turned to you
Who came to me upon a winter’s night,
When snow-sprites round my attic window flew,
Your hair disheveled, eyes aglow with light.
My heart was like the weather when you came,
The wanton winds were blowing loud and long;
But you, with joy and passion all aflame,
You danced and sang a lilting summer song.
I made room for you in my little bed,
Took covers from the closet fresh and warm,
A downful pillow for your scented head,
And lay down with you resting in my arm.
You went with Dawn. You left me ere the day,
The lonely actor of a dreamy play.

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December got lost again on Thursday -- it was nearly 70 degrees. I had a bunch of chores to do both inside and outside, though the outside ones were preferable, and we had all the windows open. In the afternoon, I had a shirt to pick up at Kohl's ($6 after the 30% off sale, my birthday bucks, and a holiday coupon), so we took a walk around Washingtonian Lake after the sun set to see the holiday lights lit for the evening, then we stopped in Target for some food and toiletries. 

 

We'd eaten our leftover Ethiopian food from Sheba for lunch and ate our leftover enchiladas from Mexico for dinner, plus 's brother sent us goodies for the holidays, so I was well fed. We talked to his brother plus his parents on the phone, then I had my usual Thursday Zoom call with those friends not at a Spider-Man opening night show, then we watched the end of the overtime Chiefs-Chargers game (probably just as well for the Ravens that it ended the way it did).