Snow

By: Jessica Sutter

as the snow flies around me
i wonder why
this cold winter day brings back memories
maybe it was the hot chocolate
or the holiday cheer
or maybe
just maybe
it was the snow
the snow
laying on the ground
melting into the earth
was there when i was small
and making snowmen
and i was laughing
it was there
when i was throwing snowballs
at my friends
and we were laughing

it was there
when it was christmas
and my family
was laughing
but it was there
when we buried my dog
in the hard frozen earth
and I was crying
it was there
when my grandfather died
and I was crying
it was there
when my brother went off to college
and I was alone
and I was crying
and I wonder why
the days and years fly
and the people die
and why I dream
of snow