by Jan Chronister
In Duluth, Minnesota
a well-known snow sculptor
crafts a car on his front lawn—
Honda Pilot with smiling driver,
arm hanging out.
He adds a sign that says,
“I’m not mad at you.”
Someone places flowers
on the white canvas.
A photo of the sculpture on Facebook
draws close to one hundred hateful comments,
some even rejoicing at her death.
It’s going to be cold in Minnesota—
wind chills as low as -60.
The snow car and driver
will be around a long time.
Perhaps long enough
for the haters to find
their humanity.
Jan Chronister is a retired educator who splits her year between the extremes of northern Wisconsin (by Lake Superior) and southern Georgia. She has authored three full-length poetry collections and twelve chapbooks. Jan edits and publishes the work of fellow poets under the imprint of Poetry Harbor.