Dust of Snow
The way a crowShook down on meThe dust of snowFrom a hemlock treeHas given my heartA change of moodAnd saved some partOf a day I had rued.
-Robert Frost
When I first thought of this poem a few days ago all the local pines were well-dusted in snow, but it rained all day yesterday and today was sunny and well above freezing. There's not much snow left. So I used an AI image generator for my picture. I never would have gotten a convenient crow anyway.
I'd like to think I'd behave like Frost and be cheered up in such a circumstance, but it's quite possible I'd just look up and think, stupid crow...more likely to have been a squirrel here in any case. 😉
I have always thought brevity was Frost's strength.
ReplyDeleteHe can pack a lot in, can't he? Simple, plain, and it says so much.
DeleteI love crows. And I love this poem! Totally made me smile. :D
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun?
DeleteNice! And you anticipated my question about the snow. It poured rain even way up here all morning. There is still some snow left, and it shifted to lazy snowflakes just before dark, but nothing like your generated image+crow.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't completely get rid of the snow, but yes, it looks nothing like the lovely picture the AI gave me.
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