The moment I saw the snow falling I knew I had to hurry outside. I bundled up, started the car, and drove just a few minutes to nearby Lakeshore Park.

THE SILENCE OF SNOW    
Quietly settling on the ground
Gradually covering grassy fields
Snowfall gently blanketing my soul
With a soothing, noiseless presence

Diminishing the disharmony 
Of this world’s ceaseless racket
Tranquility and sweet serenity
Bring forth a welcoming calm

Enveloped in a blissful shower
Of one-of-a-kind snowflakes
I am stirred by an invitation
To join this wonderfully Divine Dance   

Standing unashamed in blissful embrace
Enfolded and encompassed 
By warm welcoming arms
In this small corner of creation

But I am also aware
Of our fallen eco humanity
Where a Buffalo stampede of snow
Cruelly destroys unsuspecting humankind

In the midst of this swirling ecstasy 
Like Abraham, I realize my homesickness
For an eternal city with eternal foundations
Designed and built by God

I was mesmerized by the backlit stain glass in the chapel at Lakeshore as the snow continued pouring down from the heavens!