Moonlight Frost

For a lost love.

If I had a single penny
For every thought of you,
I'd pour them in a wishing well,
And ask that they come true.

Then I'd lay me down to sleep
On pillows made of rain,
And ask that every drop of it
Would take away your pain.

And when I close my eyes tonight,
I'll touch the moonlight frost.
And I will ask that I can see
The angel that I lost.

Your smile wrapped in emerald leaves
Drifting in my dreams,
As you dance across the starlit lake;
A spirit always free.

But for some things I'd never wish,
Like to clip your graceful wings
So you can feel the winter's cold,
And the sorrow that it brings.

With moonlight frost upon your heels,
And upon your lips and hair,
You sway beneath the midnight breeze;
A feather in the air.

Yet, your fragile feet can't touch this ground
In fear that you might break.
So, I'll hold you tight with arms of glass
Upon this silver lake.

And swans will circle under us;
A thousand snowflake hearts.
And for a minute it is gone--
The reason we're apart.

But now the waking dawn has come
To melt your ghost of frost.
So sleep within the moonlight, love--
The angel that I lost.

Reviews

[~crazy Beautiful~]

i love this one
the feeling
the visuals
the way you use your words
love it
my favorite lines
"Then I'd lay me down to sleep
On pillows made of rain,
And ask that every drop of it
Would take away your pain. "
very creative poetry
thank you for entering my contest

[An owl on the moon]

Such beautiful imagery (the eternal and the fragile natures we must live with and die with). So very sad. I can sense your sorrow...

[Alexander W. Quinn]

This has a melancholy air to it, but the imagery is absolutely beautiful. It's a wonderful mixture of sorrow and serenity, a fantastic piece.

[Angelus Sancti]

You write so beautifully. I always admired that in you... and it's always managed to captivate me. It kinda inspires me to write some new poetry too.