Broken Snow Poem by vern eaker

Broken snow

Wonders of winter clearly flow
Witness am I to the broken snow

Brought forth with the morning light
As I open my eyes to such a sight

Silently flakes fall to the earth
Flakes so large with measurable girth

I watch a single flake settle on the ground
Nearly surprised it made no sound

Quickly joined by many more
Carpeting swiftly earths dirt floor

Then it occurred, hit by winter breezes
The large white flakes broke into pieces

The fragments filling the air
Nothing but white everywhere

The pieces landing in wind so swift
Scooting along forming a drift

Fragmented flakes falling increasingly fast
Each forming a layer over the last

Layer upon layer in winter’s breath
Building slowly higher increasing depth

No longer existing is the large flake
Bonding with fragments one they all make