If the world ends today

It seemed easier somehow to leave the plastic film on the new back doors until the construction was finished.  We had our first snow last night.  I woke up at 4:30 AM.  When I came downstairs, the snow called out.  I saw it only dimly through the plastic on the back doors.  The cat and I removed enough film on one door to see the backyard and snow, pre-dawn.  If the world ends today, it seems best to see things full-on.

If the world ends today

Or simply,

Or not so simply,

Begins again,

It seems imperative

To remove the plastic sheets

From the new glass doors;

To see the snow layered

On the back patio

In its most basic fullness

As it shines pre-dawn

White wet cold

Grass still poking through

(Not much snow)

(granted)

But if the world ends today,

First the plastic

Must be removed,

The entirety

Of layered snow

Seen

Appreciated for its snow-ness.

If the world ends today

Or simply begins again,

First it is time

For the plastic

To be removed.