TheBanyanTree: CATCHING SNOW FLAKES

[Mike Pingleton]

Now I have something to do when the snow flies next. :)

thanks Sharon, I enjoyed the poem.
-Mike

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:49 PM, <smack58 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> It was so cute to catch a glimpse of that innocence.  Just had to write
> about it.  Sometimes I forget to just enjoy...kind of like stopping to
> smell the roses...we all need to catch a few snowflakes on our tongues now
> and then.
>
> Sharon
> ---- Russ Doden <russ.doden at gmail.com> wrote:
> I love it - the image of a kid (or adult) trying to catch snowflakes on
> their tongue always brings a smile.  Yes, I have been known to catch many a
> snowflake on my tongue - and hope to continue to do so for years!
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:14 PM, <smack58 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > CATCHING SNOW FLAKES
> >
> > I saw the child
> > of maybe three
> > or four
> > walking with her mother
> > in a purple puff coat,
> > ears snug inside the hood,
> > arm stretched upward
> > her hand held tightly.
> >
> > She lagged
> > ever so slightly,
> > short legs double stepping
> > to keep up.
> >
> > And just before
> > I looked away,
> > she cast her eyes to the sky
> > and stuck out her tongue
> > to catch
> > the wandering snowflakes.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Take things one day at a time
> If that is too much, go 1 hour at a time
> If that is too much, go 1 minute at a time
> Miracles come one minute at a time.
>