Snowstorm

The billowing frozen confetti
of star-like flakes took possession of
the atmosphere as though daring
the sky to allow wind to sweep
away the moisture-laden clouds
tipping the snow onto the landscape.
It swelled and it descended dense 
and all-embracing, burying everything
and anything that stood immobile
from morning to night, unidentifiable
objects thickly coverleted in 
dazzling flakes spinning their
magic. Puffed and fluffed with
the arcane mystery of nature.