Snow in Toronto (Winter Rhapsody)
by Farida Samekhanova

For Ilarion
 

Light beautiful
Flakes,
Fragile and
Tender,
Are spinning
In the air.

They fall down
Slowly,
Covering the world
With a white cloud
Of freshness
And joy.

We both know
That sooner or later,
The snow
Will melt away.
It never lasts long,
Neither does love.

Farida Samekhanova lives in Toronto, Ontario. English is her third language after Tatarian and Russian. She is the head of a big family: four generations reside under one roof. She plays chess, collects coins and skates.