May my life never be so sadly arranged that I can’t enjoy a fresh snow.
When I am able may I have a child to chase me around the trees making great pathways and snow angels.
When I have no child may I hike up the hill sweating and panting against the gentle resistance of persistent snow drifts.
When I am deaf and feeble may I set my chair before the window and marvel at the lace and crystal covered trees.
When I am blind and too frail to venture out,
may I rise up just once in the night,
open the door, and stand for a moment
to feel winter’s vast silence on my skin.