<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“A Snowflake Falls”</b> by Ruth Adams</div><div><br></div><div>One night I saw a snowflake fall.</div><div>Past memories it did recall.</div><div><br></div><div>And as the snow fell to the ground,</div><div>So quietly without a sound,</div><div><br></div><div>I watched until a blanket made,</div><div>To glistening white - brown earth did fade.</div><div><br></div><div>An untouched cover until the dawn.</div><div>The sun arose; it was soon gone.</div><div><br></div><div>I thought of friendships in the past.</div><div>Seemed perfect though they did not last.</div><div><br></div><div>And family ties once meant so much,</div><div>Now rarely do we keep in touch.</div><div><br></div><div>So quickly life can take a turn,</div><div>Yet slowly we do seem to learn.</div><div><br></div><div>So many things in life can change</div><div>And suddenly be rearranged.</div><div><br></div><div>In our slumber while we do sleep,</div><div>For granted blessings thought to keep,</div><div><br></div><div>For same as night does turn to morn,</div><div>An untouched blanket can get torn,</div><div><br></div><div>The things that we have overlooked,</div><div>Ignored, rejected or mistook,</div><div><br></div><div>As melted snow does turn to slush,</div><div>Relationships can turn to dust.</div><div><br></div><div>So this year for the holiday,</div><div>Praise God for blessings given today.</div><div><br></div><div>Don't take for granted they'll remain,</div><div>That life forever will be the same.</div><div><br></div><div>Let's be the most that we can be,</div><div>For all our friends and family.</div><div><br></div><div>Unlike the snowflake on the ground,</div><div>Let's keep in touch and stay around.</div></div><div><br></div>——————————————-<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>