The snow is non-discriminating -- that is what I view
Falls upon the gardens but upon the Common too
Carpeting so beautiful, of the softest quality
Embroidery on the branches of the most ordinary tree
Snow touches the open hand, no matter poor or rich
And kisses the lake or puddle, never caring which
Upon the rooftops in the slums
The snow falls pure and clean
As it does on roofs of mansions
owned by men of wealthy mien
Snow touches bells of churches
and as gently signs of dives
And hugs the peddler's pusher cart
Like the car the chauffeur drives
The pious and the godless men alike are colored white
And the White and Black are equal as if they
walked by side at night
Oh snow-- you model beautifully, the dump,
the garbage can
But truly, you're magnificent, treating
equal every man.
