HAT image is that so large and so white,

~ Standing alone out there in the yard ?

He seems to be holding a gun in his hand,
Like a soldier stationed the gateway to guard.

 
 

"Tis a man of snow that the boys have made;

They have shaped and smoothed him with many a pat;
They have armed him well with a clumsy stick,

And covered his head with a battered old hat.

And there he will stay through the days and nights,
While skies are cloudy and winds are cold;
Bravely he ’ll meet the charge of the storms, —
This ice-clad warrior faithful and bold.

But when the sun shines brightly again,
Then what will become of the gallant snow man ?
Oh, he'll look very sorry, and drop ‘his gun,

And away he will run as fast as he can.
M. E. N. HATHEWAY.