Winter Snow

By: Shannon Leah

A light gray blanket covers the sky.

The anticipation rises, though the temperature drops.

Flurries begin to swirl down, and spirits, to fly.

All are gazing upward, wishing this never stopped.

Coats are drawn closer; scarves pulled tight.

Cameras are flashing; oh, what a wonderful sight.

Though as the day closes, it comes to an end.

The delicate snowflakes cease to descend.

Vocabulary:

Anticipation: An expectation.

Flurries: A brief, light snowfall.

Gazing: To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.

Delicate: Easily broken or damaged.

Descend: To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.

Cloze Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list above.

1.  The house has _________________through four generations.

2.  The mirror is too _____________ to move.

3.  The ___________________ for snow has everyone buying salt for the ground.

4.  John was ___________________ at the snakes every move.

5.  Maria tried to grab the ________________ with her hands. 

Grammar Point:

Semicolons are used in place of a period to separate two sentences where the conjunction has been left out, to separate groups of words that are themselves separated by commas, and between clauses of a compound sentence which are joined by conjunctive adverbs.

For example: The trip was long and tiring; we fell asleep almost at once.

Grammar Activity: Write 3 sentences using semicolons in each.