snowy snow snow snow

it was snowing
 when
 i left the house at 6:50 a.m.

 during
 the few times
 i had the opportunity to look out the window
 at the office
 it was snowing

 when i left the office
at 4:35 p.m.
 i looked out
 it wasn't snowing 

i rolled up the hood on my coat
 zippered the collar shut
 put my hat in my bag

 got down
 to the street 
through the revolving doors
 i could see 
people with umbrellas 

whaaaaa

 unzipped the collar
 took out the hood
 tucked my hair into the neck of the coat
 pulled on my hat
pulled up the hood 

when i got uptown
 it looked
 as if it had never stopped snowing

 mushy intersections
 replaced
 the clear ones of the morning 

the shoveled walks
 were
 now
 littered with footprints



 one nice thing
 our friend
 put
 garlands
 on the front gates

 looks so pretty by the lamp light
 dont you think?