from Nivolog
snowing an apology
the present mentioning
originated
in the purposeful omittance
of the authoress’ name
who in 1864
published the remarkable book
cloud crystals : a snow flake album
based on her accidental
observation of the beauty
of a snow crystal
upon a dark window sill
crystals caught upon dark fur
or cloth
a strong magnifier placed
over them & frances chickering
assists the eye
that not only the observed flakes
but her figure had been immediately
cut from memory