Frozen Lakes, Be Mine

Today is the day

I rise in swiftness

With a glaring purpose

Slide across the lovely stream that is solid

Frozen lakes, be mine, be always

This time, again I am a child

Hear the bells that make way

For the horses that pull snow away

Let’s collect the images of the shoe marks
Lucky and cheery may we become

Make a memory, this time of year

It’s magical, for you, for me

It’s a sudden kingdom of white

Twelve words, twelve moods, twelve months

I will see you here again, frozen still

Smiling holding a branch in your hand

Rolling the snow into large mounts

Use a carrot and a cone don’t forget

To make a nose, a mouth, so the smile

Greets everyone who passes by

Today I remember that frozen lakes

Are as alive as we all are, creating a protective layer

So we can all stop and enjoy the moment

Today I rise into every winter of my life

See the plane of white?

Come and share this time

You too, little one,

I see your antlers have not grown in

Once you slide over a frozen lake

You’ll realize the beauty in what stands still

Tall and white today and here on out

Frozen lakes, be mine, be always.

Snowy Ghost

A couple of nights before Hollow’s Eve

A snowstorm swept through the streets

I don’t know who you are in this life

Or what your scent conveys to me

Perhaps the lightness of a freshly brewed white tea

Very clearly I see the pearly whites

Shining like the fresh dew on a summer morning’s grass

I see you smile, over and over

I hear you laugh with a full heart.

Through this crazed October weather

Through the falling of the snowflakes

Weeks and weeks earlier than they are welcomed

Down on me

They say it’s a rarity

The sleet swooshes under my feet

I look up into the crowns of the trees

Their heavy branches, making a plea

Those lovely trees that line down my street

And while observing it dawns

It’s as if all might came down

Through the snow and thunder

I can see you smile.

10.30.11