Snowman

This snowman did not leave after winter:
He endured the seasons,
And after eventually melting,
We still remember
--Almost annoyingly--
The advice this snowman gave.

From grade school to December,
Graduations, weddings, funerals,
We all speak of the road not taken,
And the difference it has made,
And though this snowman is no more,
He still smiles beyond the grave.