How to Make a Snow Angel

         
          Go alone or with a best friend.

          Find a patch of unbroken snow.

          Walk on tiptoes. Step backwards

          Into your very last footprints.

          Slowly sit back onto the snow.

          Absolutely do not use your hands.

         By now you should be lying flat

         With snow fitting snug around you.

          Let your eyes drink some blue sky.

          Close them. Breathe normally.

          Move your arms back and forth.

          Concentrate. Think: snow angel.

          In a minute don’t be surprised

          If you start feeling a little funny.

          Big and small. Warm and cold.

         Your breath light as a snowflake.

          Sweep your legs back and forth

          But keep your eyes tightly closed.

          Keep moving the arms until they

          Lift, tremble, wobble or float.

          Stand without using your hands.

          Take time to get your balance.

          Take three deep breaths.

          Open your eyes.

          Stretch. Float. Fly!

                   ~ Ralph Fletcher