I am grateful for the moisture
but in years past
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I am grateful for the moisture
but in years past
this would have been snow
I remember the first fall of the fall
I remember yellow leaves
scattered over fresh, quiet white
I remember putting my snowsuit
over my Halloween costume
and trudging out into three feet
what happened to the world
that I once knew
when the mountains
were always capped
what happened to the world
in which Christmas was cold
in which Thanksgiving was cold
in which autumn
at 9,000 feet was cold
and there were places
the snow never melted
what happened to the world
in which the snow came today
as it should have
as it has for most
of human history
today it rains and mists
and I am grateful for the moisture
but I mourn it’s form
Alexander Shalom Joseph is an award-winning poet, writer and playwright from Gilpin County, and is the author of seven published books. You can find his work and more information about him at alexandershalomjoseph.com.
