Five Gathas for the First Snow

Snow through the night:

heaven's earth-kiss.

Might the gentling flakes

carry the divine knowledge

of peace.

Snow through the night:

the great equalizer.

May we learn compassion ~

community without

divisive distinctions.

Snow through the night:

in the morning 
the purest form of white ~

create clean hearts in us, O God.

Snow through the night:

I send a blessing for the ones,

anxious in traveling,

suffering inconvenience,
isolation,

disappointment,

or inner sorrow.

Snow through the night:

delighting us in the morning,

but which will melt.

May hearts,
crystallized in cold-hate,
melt as well.

P.S. The snow covered White Pine pictured above seeded itself here about 12 years ago. It is lovely in every season.