Roses are red,
snowflakes are white.
The first snowflake,
like a crystal kite,
dances and drifts
in silver sunlight.
More stars spiral and
accumulate overnight.
Snowpant-donning
excitement is dynamite.
Sledding at zero
Fahrenheit
brings a hot-cocoa-
and-cookie appetite.
But first, anyone up
for a snowball fight?
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Happy Winter! Happy Holidays! Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to the wonderful poet, Buffy Silverman, for hosting the linkup today. As Buffy points out, the days are already one minute longer than on the Solstice. Follow the link to her for some wonderful puppy haiku.
Also, thanks to Doraine Bennett for her warming Winter Poetry Swap package, in which I discovered massagers, a coloring page and gel pens. There was also a beautiful poem to encourage relaxation, a few lines quoted here:
“Be still, knowing
in silence words resonate
in stillness movement persists
in winter roots reach deep.”
Thanks, Doraine for the time, thought and inspiration!
Snowflakes are white,
Beautiful
Tis true
But when I
Come home,
My lips are blue!
😀 😀
Love to you!
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LOL Love it! I’d be blue without you!
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Sweet!
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The roses around here hung onto their petals unlike roses in my memory, Brenda. The red petals on the snow creates quite a contrast!
Merry, happy new year and holiday season away from school to your kiddos! ❤ Hope this next year will be kinder to your health and body, as well as continue to bring you Joy! 🙂
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Thanks, Robin! Happy New Year to you and yours, too. I hope you have a fun holiday season.
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I must admit, I much prefer enjoying snow vicariously through wonderful poems like yours – I’ll take a green Christmas instead, thanks! 🙂
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LOL Yes, the shoveling and icy pavements are not fun. But kids love snow days.
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Ah, such winter joys. 🌹🌹🌹
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The first sledding of the year is always a fun time. 🙂
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I love all of your icy long i sounds! (and the WordPress snow certainly adds to the ambiance!!)
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Thanks, Mary Lee. I had fun trying to find the right rhymes and still tell a story.
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Lovely… especially your wonderful picture of a gentle snowfall: “The first snowflake, like a crystal kite, dances and drifts in silver sunlight.” Merry Christmas!
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Thanks, Alice, much appreciate your visit. Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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Really enjoyed your friendly fairy tale about winter. I especially like these lines:
“Sledding at zero
Fahrenheit
brings a hot-cocoa-
and-cookie appetite.”
I wish you a season rich with your favorite people, foods, drinks, and activities–like snowballing?
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Woo-hoo! A snowball fight. Now we just need more snow. 🙂 Happy Holidays!
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Wonderful poem. Rhyming is hard for me. I really appreciate seeing it done well. Enjoy the weekend. I look forward to seeing lots of beautiful words and pictures from you in 2017.
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Thanks, Linda. I look forward to more Poetry Friday next year, too. Maybe I can even manage a conference, too. 🙂
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Lovely, Brenda–you’ve captured the dancing and drifting of snowflakes (and I love those white stars shooting down your page!) Happy holidays to you.
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I can’t take credit for the snow on my site, and alas it will be gone in January. But I do like it while it lasts. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
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lovely
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As are you!
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Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas to you, my friend!
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I love those thorns of red among the pure white snow. Delightful poem, Brenda!
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The poor confused rose bush, putting off new growth in December. 🙂 Happy Holidays!
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Reblogged this on ' Ace Friends News ' and commented:
This is fabulous and perfect as it hits the right note and a ♥️string this festive time of the year … Be blessed and loved always Brenda … Ian ⭐️🎄
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How lovely you are, Ian. May your holidays be full of fun, good food and cheer.
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Thanks best to you Brenda and yours … Ian 🎁🎄☃
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Beautiful Poem Brenda.. Have a wonderful Christmas.. Hugs Sue xxx
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Thank you, Brenda – Merry Christmas 🙂 !
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Merry Christmas!
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Beautiful seasonal poem, Brenda! ❤
A very Happy Christmas to you and your loved ones, and may you have the best of New Years!
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Thanks, and Happy Holidays to all of you!
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Lovely seasonal poem. This has made my day!
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Why, thank you! Ker-blam! The first snowball hits…. 🙂
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