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| New York Fairytale |
The Snow Globe
A long time ago, when I was a child,
They left my light on while I went to sleep,
As though they would have wanted me beguiled
By brightness if at all; dark was too deep.
And they left me one toy, a village white
With the fresh snow and silently in glass
Frozen forever. But if you shook it,
The snow would rise up in the rounded space
And from the limits of the universe
Snow itself down again. 0 world of white,
First home of dreams! Now that I have my dead,
I want so cold an emblem to rehearse
How many of them have gone from the world’s light,
As I have gone, too, from my snowy bed. (1977)
Howard Nemerov (1920-1991)
See also Moving Day & Ginkgo Light
Snow Globe Card
(and NYC Skating Graphic, above)
courtesy of my sister - in - law Tina,
a connoisseuse of fine papers
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| "London Fairytale" |
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| Another fun snow globe card
from my friend Marguerite. Aidan and Ellie love the "Press Here" feature for snowfall and music! |
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| New York City ~ Snow Globe Stuffy |
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| Our Philadelphia Snow Globe, with mummers! |
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