Snowy Day

I wake with a shiver

Arising from my sleep

And pleasant dreams that I had

In a world of cold

 

I draw my covers tight

Trying to ward off

Old Jack Frost

And his icy touch

 

I set my foot down with a smack

And jumped back from the cold wood

But finally manage to lift myself

From my bed

 

I don't walk far

To my little window

Wiping off the fog and starting

At the sight that met my hungry eyes

 

I don't wait a minute

I pull on my coat and my gloves

My boots and hat

And run to the door

 

Foolish was I

For the ice was thick

I fell to the ground on that clear sheet

Unhurt and undaunted

 

The world was a field of white

Like the world had decided

To don a woolen coat

Over its green vest

 

Icy swirls flurry around me

Coating me in powder

I laugh as I hold out my tounge

To catch the little flakes, just getting a taste

Snow crunching under my feet as I run

 

My sister soon joins me

In her pink little hat

Together we roll up spheres of snow

Sometimes throw them

Others we keep rolling

 

I lift the heavy balls of ice

In a stack as taller than I was

And made it stand all

Strong, straight and tall

 

My little sister in her pink hat

Came back to me

Holding pebbles and sticks

Of all sizes and shapes

 

For our man of snow

Big black rocks became his eyes

A large pointy stick became his beakish nose

Two more went into his sides to become his arms

 

But the smile was most important

I carved it into the frigid snow

And placed a multitude of tiny pebbles

A goofier or funnier snowman has never been seen

 

But what fun we had that day!

When our mother called us in

To the smell of warm chocolate

And gooey cinnamon rolls

 

Warm and dry

Drinking in sweet chocolate

And tearing in to our crispy

Iced, sweet, hot cinnamon rolls

We sat and enjoyed a rare snowy day

 

 

 

Author's Note

I hope that this will take you back to the days when you were small and everything was new. When things were simpler and easier. When you didn't have to understand, but just lived for fun.

Reviews

[Lemontine]

i really like this poem! nice job!

[Lime]

It reminds me of those rare snow days we get. I love the imagery. I noticed that's one of your strongest points. Cudos dude. I absolutely love this poem! :)

[Joseph F. Desiderio]

Your note is exactly what this poem made me feel like. I was sitting here smiling the whole time I was reading this. It may sound dorky, but this made me want to be 10 again when I'd go outside and play in the snow and just have fun. This was excellently written and it was descriptive to the point where I could picture myself alongside these two people playing in the snow. Bravo!