first snow

i wanted the
first snow to
come quickly,
to cover the roads,
to rise and get
deep with heavy
flakes falling
from a low grey
sky. i wanted
the first snow
to keep us there,
inside until
the storm blew
over. i wanted
to dig us out
of where we were,
to carve a new
path, a new road.
but it never
snowed, we never
got there.