Only a foot at a time
It so very slowly goes
The shovel takes a bite
Of that mound of snow
One shovel full becomes two
Then two become three
The end of the driveway
Seems so distant to me
That shovel becomes heavy
As the day goes on
My wife brings hot chocolate
On her, I rely upon
Sun slowly begins to set
Shadows are on the snow
Looking up ahead of me
I’ve only ten feet to go
And just as I finish
A snow-bladed truck stops
Asks me If I need help
He was heading for his shop
I look at him and glare
And wave him on his way
Exhausted, I go into the house
After a bone-numbing day
My garage, I can get out
I’m no longer snowbound
I only wish that next time
That truck, it can be found
June 14, 2022