Snow Never Stops Falling

SNOW NEVER STOPS FALLING

©Copyright 2010 by Gary Lee Joyner

The air is warm, but the sky cold gray

We finally rise to face the day

Search for the hint of a hopeful ray

But the Snow Never Stops Falling

Collecting in boxes on silver chains

Across dead grass and sidewalk stains

Hiding memories of summer rains

The Snow Never Stops Falling

Canvas faces surround us here

Faded paint blurred by tears

Unblinking eyes, a hint of fear

And the Snow Never Stops Falling

Snow that falls this slowly

Never touches the ground

The earth takes it into her mouth

And swallows without a sound

She’ll gently use her tongue

To guide its journey down

Come back to this bed of flannel sheets

Or leave me alone to sleep in peace

To dream in a world of imagined feats

Because the Snow Never Stops Falling

A lion crawled into my room

Sniffing like a dog lost in a tomb

Before slipping away at the first scent of doom

And the Snow Never Stops Falling

Here’s a soul that’s bleeding blue

Like faded ink in an old tattoo

Can we bring back color and make things new

Will the snow ever stop falling

Snow that falls this slowly

Never touches the ground

The earth takes it into her mouth

And swallows without a sound

She’ll gently use her tongue

To guide its journey down

One walks out, another steps in

A moment of relief and then

Take a breath, begin again

And the Snow Never Stops Falling