layers of snow slide

layers of snow slide

down the derelict window, 

creating beauty 

where before there was only

peeling paint and rust

The old van is slowly sinking into the ground, its once-shiny paint blackened from tree sap, spotted by bird droppings and corroded with rust. A defunct vehicle, it serves the function of a storage shed, but to me it is still an eyesore and I avoid looking at it.
          One day this winter I walk by and am startled to see striking abstract designs created by layers of snow parting from each other on the back window and peeling paint of the tailgate. Humbly, I say, "Hail to the Master Artist!"