Snow Train

what time's the snow train coming in

I wonder sometimes when I hear the forecast

or look beyond the panes at the clouds edged in silver violet

or momentary cream.

was it a dream the school children dreamed

something icy to snarl the traffic or to make raspberry shrub from

something nostalgic so that suddenly I sense

the scents of Christmas cinnamon, oranges and cloves

and cannot tear myself from the view

of the snow train coming in perhaps,

the coming snowy view.

mary angela douglas 8 january 2021;22 march 2021