Another Snow Show in the Red Hills

Drifting from a sullen sky come fluffy crystals soft and light

on enchanted land of Permian red accented by showy gypsum beds.

They flutter down so quietly adding to the scenery

sporting a blanket of pure white snow on thirsty fields of grassy gold.

The ample moisture is a pleasing sight and to Red Hills ranchers pure delight,

a welcomed winter present yielding later great forage benefits.

As spring returns and takes a drink from water laden soils below

the landscape will respond with green and display a quite colorful show.

We relish this beautiful, natural present as we watch it fall in such calming essence

reminding us of nature’s glory sometimes coming as raucous story.

But today it arrives with comforting grace floating down in frozen state

and feeds the streams of this hilly land as well as soul of beasts and humans.