Behind the window pane I saw your smile.
Steam from a warm kitchen began to form
droplets and a fog.
A table set for four was spaced
holding blue and white plates with silver spoons,
forks and knives.
The moonlight backdrop showed off
the vision.
From the cold snowy night I saw
everything that you had to offer.
I shivered
and left.
I left my footprints in the snow.
I knew when I first saw the snow fall
that prints could be left by any and all.
I checked through the window to see in the drifts
there were three toed bird prints and cat paws there,
holes made from icicle drops in the snow’s tear.
When I finally made it out with boots on my feet
I didn’t waste time in my jumps and my leaps.
Looking behind to see what I had left to show,
I left my footprints in the snow.
Guardian angels at heaven’s gate,
keep me safe from dark of night.
Help me greet the shimmering dawn
with childlike hope and wonder.
Let me choose love where exists only hate,
and teach me to have faith beyond vision.
Guide me home and focus my eyes
on the good fortune around me.
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