Did It Snow For You, Claudine?

Dear Claudine,

I hope that this letter finds you well. Do you have any exciting plans for Valentine's Day? Instead of sending you a silly Valentine, I thought I would share the poem I wrote for you that appeared in an issue of Artella a couple of years ago. The attached photo is myself and my cat Audrey... at the speical "snow window" my boyfriend created for our Christmas party. There is a chance of snow in Dallas on Valentine's Day, so this poem is especially timely:

"Did It Snow For You Claudine?"

Did it snow for you, Claudine?

Did the stillness wake you? Did it take you
to the window where
the frost obscures the night?

Did you find what you were seeking
vainly peeking through the pane?

Were you lost in the familiar
‘til unmindful longing found you
at the lamppost down the road?

Were your new eyes starry blurred
while the light captured
cascading flakes
blanketing
sidewalks broken,
wind enveloping?

Did the chill remember
the long ago December child
whispering Hal David
(breathing white hot rolling fade…)
past the neighbor’s snowman
back to places kind; forgotten?

Did it snow for you Claudine?
Does the snow fall even now?