There was once a snowman 
He had a heart of gold 
He had stood in that one cold spot 
For a hundred years or more 

He had not seen sign or form 
Of any man or beast 
And so he had just waited on
Patient and solitary 

It was over a century  
Of his being in the expanse
That he saw the shadow of … 
Could it be? Yes, a man! 

He tried to wiggle his carrot nose 
But it was frozen solid 
Just like his eyes and his mouth
So he focused his energy inwards 

He thought of jolly polar bears 
And penguins in the sun 
And then he thought of ice cream 
Chocolate seemed like fun! 

With all these happy musings 
He started melting inside out 
The little trickle from his eyes 
Became a gushing spout 

The man then saw the snowman 
And came up close to him 
He held a little cup up
And had a little drink 

Then he took his scarf off and 
Gently wrapped it around 
The shrinking neck; it was a thank you said 
For the kindness he had found.