Christmas High

Just a side note I hate the snow but love the Christmas season

The air is frozen with a chilly bite
Causing rosy cheeks and red noses
To appear before my fading sight
Will the snow fall before the day closes

Snow such a beautiful but tragic thing
It creates crashes and messes up the streets
But a feeling of Christmas it does bring
Making people smile at others they meet

A cheerfulness within iced hearts
As anger slowly melts into the past
A soft glow increasingly spreads and starts
All season long the warmth seems to last

Smiles given freely to strangers
Whom eagerly nod passing on by
Joyfulness spreads, people slow to anger
Giving the world an addictive Christmas high

Reviews

[Dinesh Sairam]

Feels like the lyrics of old Motown records' songs. Trust me, it's a good thing. It's actualy very hard to write lyrical poems that are emotive to the particular subject. You've done it here. I just went and heard some of the J5 songs for their album 'Christmas'! Well done and thanks for sharing the merry.

PS. The little things I felt obscure or perhaps inconvenient were line 5 and line 15. Line 5 has a negative feeling to it, now we don't want it in a Christmas lyric. Line 15-- I just didn't understand what you're trying to say.

Keep writing.

[emmajoy]

A wonderfully lyrical way of looking at wintry Christmas scenes - and fine meter in the telling!

Apologies: have been trying to catch up with requests, this is late but as sincere as any December one might have been. x

[Coyote Poetry]

Snow is only good when there is nothing to do but relax and if possible. A sled ride with the kids. A very good poem. We need to be kind and thankful. I like the last line to the excellent poem.
Coyote

[SpokenWord]

a perfect way to describe it, a Christmas High that enables us to go further in debt but it is okay it is for our enjoyment. I have been away from up north for years now and I want to say that I miss the snow but that would be a lie. I miss snow falling it is beautiful but I don't miss the mess when it sticks. No I prefer to have a christmas with out snow! :) Lovely as all your poetry.

[maryjaneuy]

I can now feel the Christmas season. A great poem. Very timely. :)

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

What a great christmas poem! Just reading the word would put any one on a high! it did me!

[Ice QueenJen]

Ah yes, the time for Christmas joy! A great poem about an old holiday, or maybe it seems that way to some of us. Everyone always seems happier during this holiday and like you said an addictive Christmas high! Although it doesn't snow where I am, but still doesn't dampen those who get into the holiday spirit!

[The Analog Kid]

Nice seasonal write about Christmas. It does make a difference. Good flow and made me smile.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Thank you for sharing, Happy holidays to you and your family.

[Cheryl J. Turner]

What a wonderful spirit this season brings!

[The Warrior Poet]

Cheery little jingle, m'lady.

For Dinesh: Line 5 provides contrast to the happiness and thereby illuminates it makes it stand out more (without a down what is up? without sad what is happy? without tragedy, what is comedy?)

Line 15 : People just seem to be more relaxed and generally more happy at Christmas, they are more apt to be considerate and get less angry at silly traffic problems.