After the Interview

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I tried not to read Todd's comments so  hope it's not repetitive:

After the Interview


Snow is pure and indomitable.     Hmmm....indomitable snowman? Kidding, but that's a lot to ask of snow.
For an hour it melts
the instant it touches the grass.     This is an awkward contradiction to have instantaneous melting that takes an hour, and distracts a lot
The fair flakes, individual
motes of a multitudinous wave,
stick first to the needles of pines.
Brown rocks, warm after                  Too many "warms" here
a warm week, resist the urge
to return to winter's sleep.              Winter is always sleep isn't it?
But the pure snow falls and falls.
The ground turns the color
of a dusty glass.                         I liked this line
The road's noise of oceans
and the birds' chorus of bells
diminish, both, to the muffled
sound of nothing.                        I get what you are trying to do here and it comes very close
I pour some cold                              
water from the tap
then sit awhile by the window,
watching the vanishing world.        The ending seems to be missing something but I can;t put my finger on it

Since this is titled "After the Interview", I presume something stressful or eventful has led to this spell.  It almost gets me there but not quite...but I like how close it comes.