Dust of Snow
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
–Robert Frost’s “Dust of Snow”
A few of us drove towards Mt. Hood for some rock climbing last Saturday, only to find cold rain at our destination. An impromptu hike further up-valley led us through the first snow of the season, and turned into a bit of a recon mission for tours in the coming months. Hooray for snow!!
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Woah – I had to memorize that poem in 5th grade and I don’t think I’ve thought of it in 20 years. Time to get up to Mt. Hood and get snowed on.
There is nothing more magical and mesmerizing as the first snow of the season! I say bring it fast and furious!
One must have a mind of winter
To regard the frost and boughs
Of the pine-trees crusted with snow;
And have been cold a long time
To behold the juniper shagged with ice,
The spruces rough in the distant glitter
by Alfred A. Knopf
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