The children were asking for a snow day
As she stuck a secret through the openings
Of a storm drain near the side of the road,
Nudging it with a red rain boot for good
Measure.

She said

it was a negative result

As glitter fell from the pearly grey sky.

She tilted her head up to the trees, exclaiming,
I’m catching snowflakes, and the snow was
Falling too heavily for me to see but you
Would have thought she was laughing with
Her mouth wide open.

She said

i wish i never done it

As glitter fell from the pearly grey sky.

Under the streetlights, everything was illuminated
And the footprints on the sidewalk declared the
Loss of an innocence, a quiet, mute song: the
world is twinkling, I said, as we trudged past a
Whispering storm drain.

She said

you’re right it is

As glitter fell from the pearly grey sky.


A winter wonderland in March will keep our
Secrets safe and sound.