stopping the traffic
grounding the aircraft
muffling the din of the great machine
snow
carpeting hill and dale
blanketing the landscape
purifying the sullied earth
snow
tapping old folks' memories
exasperating commuters
dispatching squealing hordes of little ones home early from school
snow
dusting the lawns and hedges
sprinkling the trees with icing sugar
kissing the windowpanes with icy pecks
snow
delicate and wistful
transient and fragile
beautiful and magical
