Hope in the Falling Snow
By Gretchen Martens
Snow falls peacefully
On a wounded world
The visionary who has lost her dream
The love with the broken heart
The child whose innocence shattered
Snow falls gently on a jagged world
Hard edges smoothed into soft curves
The solace of Gaea’s bosom
Nurturing her dispirited progeny
Snow falls radiantly
Under a full moon
Stillness so deep you can hear your own heart beat
Over the staccato whisper of hard frozen snow
Restoring wonder to the disillusioned
Snow falls reassuringly
Like the murmur of a lullaby
Gaea embracing the world in her arms
Compassion evaporating pain and fear
Tenderly renewing hope
Snow falls bracingly
Inspiring the faith of humanity
And the visionary dares to imagine
And the lover dares to love
And the child dares to trust
Hope in the Falling Snow was written by House of Book Editor Gretchen Martens and originally published in House of Hope.