The Snow Globe
A poem by Jackie Chou

The Snow Globe

As a child
in the snowless city,
I looked into a snow globe,
the closest thing
to a white Christmas 
I ever saw.

I shook the glass,
so the tiny snowflakes
would fall like confetti
on the deer in the middle.

I gazed into its plastic eyes,
wondering what it was like 
to be showered with something,
like I had won an award 
in one of the contests
mom signed me up for,
the deer,
all by its lonesome,
standing tall,
and victorious,
whenever its world
was being shaken.

About the Author:

Jackie Chou’s poems have appeared in Rat’s Ass Review, the Altadena Poetry Review, Spillwords, Alien Buddha Zine, and others.  Her collection of poetry Finding My Heart in Love and Loss, published by cyberwit, can be purchased on Amazon.

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