"Like Nothing Else" - a poem of unique magic and wonder

Like Nothing Else

By Adrienne Clark

Nov. 22, 2010

1^st real snow of the year.

All-permeating light,

That peachy glow

All night.

Ground to cloud and down again,

A soft, pink sandwich.

The taste of freshest, best restaurant’s water,
With a pinch of nature
No human artisan can create,
Melts in your mouth.

That smell—

Faint smoke plus cold plus

Something impossible to name,

Yet your nose knows it

Hours away.

The sound—

“creak, crunch, creak,”

Light flakes compact beneath your feet

Make your marks on this newborn world,

However transitory they may be.

The lack of sound—

The only noise the closest voices

And a car one block down.

Nothing beyond,

Save a down comforter muffler

Around your personal world.

Crystals sting your eyes,

Fluffy angels align with your tongue,

You spin around,
Face lifted and arms open to the pouring sky.

This magical miracle unique in all the world,

Enfolding our world,

Clothing our world

With the pure gauze of Heaven.

Seattle U behind Pigott

My deck

My backyard