Take a snowy stroll with Street View

Every year when it gets colder outside, 
I find myself waiting at the window wide-eyed. 
I see wind and some rain, and I sometimes see ice, 
But there’s one particular weather pattern that’s so seasonally nice. 

It can be fluffy or sticky, and it’s often bright white,
And it’s usually the cause of a most festive fight. 
When the temperature drops and the clouds look just so, 
I pull out my ski jacket and get ready for—yes!—snow!

Now if you look outside and see no snowflakes in sight, 
I have a travel solution that requires no flights: 
You can journey to snowy lands all over the globe, 
Use Google Maps Street View—you can even wear your bathrobe. 

Visit this street in Norway, and imagine you hear, 
The pitter-patter of strolling reindeer.

Finnmark, Norway

Then some miles south in Nuuksio, Finland, 
You’ll see perfect snow that the Northern Lights skim.

Nuuksio, Finland

Staying in Europe but moving farther east, 
On a winter wonderland, your eyes will feast!

Bedrichov, Czechia

When you’re ready, we’ll head west to France, 
And watch skiers fly down the snow in their dance.

Orcieres, France

Now if you thought things already looked cold,
Just wait until you check out the actual South Pole.

South Pole, Antarctica

Things are much warmer for these monkeys in Japan, 
They’ve got themselves a hot tub, all they need is a tan.

Yamanouchi, Japan

Thanks for joining me here, and listening to my poem,
Or perhaps, given the subject, you could call it a snow-em.

by Anne Teeka via The Keyword