All Day

All day snow fell upon snow.Darkness closing in.I pulled my sled up third streetFollowing my mother's call.Passing through the dark between the streetlights,My snow pants swishing, I chewed the iceCaked around my wrists.Falling flakes melted on my wool mittens.On up the hill, up across the yardSnow to my knees, I saw my fatherSitting at the kitchen tableReading the paper, my sister and brotherTeasing one another across the brisket.The yellow light from the windowShining on the snow waiting for me.Hallelujah.