Snow Cone

 The snow started late in the afternoon, so those who were safely at home had only a short time to enjoy watching the big flakes drift past the window. The next morning, everything was white, black or gray. In this monochromatic world, the colors of a traffic cone and a painted trailer seemed almost too bright, like someone turning on the lights at night. I squinted at the colors and listened as the snow melted and trickled down the middle of the street. Here today, pretty much gone tomorrow.