A canopy of innocence has fallen upon the land in the form of snow,

Creating a serene beauty seldom seen in the lifetime most will know,

Upon first kiss of you a blanket of snow took away the past I’d known,

Within me it was there yet the past man I was would never be shown,

Footprints of love can fade as quickly as those in late spring snow,

Where I’ve been with you is etched in stone to be with me where I go,

As spring thaw exposes the past it will reveal a path to where I begin,

In you I begin, a recreation of a man who will love as no man will again,

With a kiss I was reborn yours in those seconds as I floated away,

The innocence of new love found the man hidden in a boy that day,

I looked upon the future landscape and it was beautiful to behold,

In but a second I saw each season as well as treasures to be my gold,

With great clarity I saw nothing but time holding you in my arms,

Desire was there too as I saw myself succumb often to your charms,

Beyond the hills I saw mountains of love reaching far into the sky,

Today as I look at those mountains of love, I think, boy did time fly.

The end.  For Patti, by Pat