A WInter's Snow

On a rocking chair,

By a winter’s window,

From prayer book I stare

At the glistening snow.

The white beyond price

Disappears in the speck

Of a droplet  of ice

On the edge  of the deck

As if in trance,

All the colors in the sky,

A moment of chance

Nature’s miracle I espy.

Like a neon sign

Flashing off and on,

My heart could only pine 

For the rain after dawn

Not to advertise,

A car or  boat,

Nature’s wonder  to promote.

And open heart’s eyes.

Many minutes  go by

And all I could do

Was to fix my eye

On  God’s  tiny clue.

Green and red ,

Like traffic lights above,

Gentle guidance ahead,

Flickerings of love.

It’s Shabbes and  quietly I sit,

Looking in  the book and looking out,

To catch God’s presence if only a bit,

Within my soul a silent shout.