Happy Lunar New Year: The new moon and a new poem

Today begins the year of the Wood Snake according to the Chinese lunar calendar. In the Chinese zodiac, it seems snakes are associated with wisdom and calm, grounded dispositions, something I think we could all benefit from this year. Last night, I wrote this:

Snow is falling on my street
Slow and light
Bright
against the night

The wind calmed down at last.
I draw the blind
across the glass
and go to bed.

They say the wind will blow again
tomorrow
So tonight I sleep
in blankets deep
and the silence of the snow
falling on my street.