Waiting on the Snow

Dec. 17, 2012

Waiting on the Snow

Leaning against the window,
     I press my face against the glass
          And stare at the rain,
     Drip dribbling down the aluminum slats
          To the sidewalk.

 Across the alley
     In the next house over,
 A little boy from Mexico
     Puts his nose to the window pane.

We give each other a sympathetic wave,
     Then sigh,
          Waiting on the snow.