The Taste of Snowflakes on My Tongue

Winter  
 
During the Winter, 
Snow lay all around, 
On the roofs, the trees, the ground. 

The way I feel and enjoy myself, 
The taste of snowflakes on my tongue, 
Watching old people makes me glad to be young, 

I sled and make snow-angels, 
I am all bundled up and all nice and warm, 
Until supper where we have cocoa, stew, and corn. 

Then I go out again, 
Forgot some warm stuff..... counting alot, 
I'm so sick, Acccchhhhooooo! A bad cold I've got. 

I'm sick....... : ( 
I'm ill, 
The doctor says I need to take pills. 

A few weeks later, 
Happy as can be, 
Now there's no illness inside of me. 

During the Winter, 
Snow lay all around, 
On the roofs, the trees, and on the ground. 

Karen S. ©1998

Winter's Kiss Look about you, my friends all Bundled tight and backs to the wind Sky so low and gray Reach up a gloved hand Try and touch it Walking in a world of cold Turn a corner Suddenly the wind hits your face Feel the force of winter's kiss Coldest fingers do caress Any skin beneath the tiniest chink Shiver and shake it off Then smile at the thinnest sunbeam Find joy in these shortest days Taste that first snowflake on your tongue And laugh Kevin Earl Lynch ©1998

Untitled Snow angels, snowmen, snowballs and such, Red noses, wet mittens, we were so young! I don't recall feeling the cold too much, With the taste of snowflakes on my tongue. Hot cocoa when when ran back inside, Impatient to go play some more. Behind the snowfort we'd run and hide, To pelt the other team in war. Sledding down the steepest hills, We held on to the sled so tight. Laughing as we took our spills, We must have been a sight silliangel ©1998 November

The Taste Of Snowflakes On My Tongue The taste of snowflakes on my tongue Oh, those memories of when I was young Singing the carols and having some fun The taste of snowflakes on my tongue From snowballs and snow fights Oh, to be young The taste of snowflakes on my tongue Christmas around the corner So much to be done  Decorations a plenty have to be hung Baking those cookies, oh, what fun Get in the spirit, join the fun Taste the snowflakes on your tongue Max Zayas ©1998 November 6


Love's Deadly Embers

three little words
slipped out of my mouth
"i love you"
three silly little words
i now regret saying
a concept i struggle with

thought "love could not be a bad thing"
but the metallic taste in my mouth
belies the truth

rest my chin on my knees
as i sit on my porch
hear the birds warbling
smell the fresh cut grass
watch others stroll hand in hand

a quick peck on the cheek
impetuous hugs
stifle the longing in my heart

an elusive thing
the touch of a man

i am an innocent
in ways of the heart
think others feel what i do

look at the nameless faces
driving by
if they knew me
could they love me

ill never know

my heart
raked over the coals
drenched in the truth
that he doesnt love me

the smile that lied
wanted more than simply me

shame and guilt rise up in me
how could i be so blind

i seek warmth but dont find it
i yearn to touch
to be held
but have been burnt
by love's deadly embers 

Sherry Gilles ©1998 November 7

LOVES BURNING EMBERS Loves burning embers embrace and caress My heart as it travels endlessly onward Down the rocky road of truth and passion As I gaze on upon the seamless shroud of Light that blankets the night sky I see The heart of mine-she who is and always will be The soul tearing scars which have healed over time Are silently opened again, Free to wreak havoc on the mind Of this lonely and tired traveler Slab ©1998 November 30

Love's Deadly Embers I whisper your name And hope the wind Carries to you My words For the distance Between us is great Yet i feel the north wind Carry my words On its strong currents It is difficult to tell Over the pounding of my heart Do you reply Or is it just the simple Whisper of the wind Like sparks from a flame In a tinder dry house My love flames to passion Love's deadly embers Have been sparked Yet filled with uncertainty Will this be a season of cold hearts In a chaos of conflicting emotions Yet finding joy at every turn I await your reply. Max Zayas ©1998 November 8

Untitled I gave you all I had to give. You gave nothing in return. You made my life a hell to live, Love's deadly embers burn. Bitter, sorry for what's been done, I've cried an ocean of tears. Now, my heart welcomes the sun, As I forget the stormy years. Incessant ringing of the phone, Memories I don't want to find. Can't you just leave me alone, While I try to heal this mind? silliangel ©1998 November

Untitled Love's deadly embers  Have burned my soul  Torn assunder   What once was whole The pain consumes me  I cannot bear  My heart is now beyond repair Too many times have i been burned Love's deadly embers have All my hopes consumed Max Zayas ©1998 November 6


"Fire And Ice" (combination poems)

Misery (unfinished work) 

Loves deadly embers
burn hot in my soul
my heart has beed charred
by love's bitter flame 
I run from the house
to flee from my pain
fall to the ground
calling your name 
I peer to the sky
the snow starts to fall
my eyes wide,wide open
taste of snowflakes on my tongue 
My eyes shed tears
memories they come
the life that we had
songs that we sung 
What will I do
how can I live
My mind a endless cavern
My heart a darkened cave 
To live now, meaningless
without you forever near
our home now a casket
my life but a grave

Dragonlore ©1998 November

Untitled We spent our time together Planning the future and our lives Giving each other hope and love. Then one day you were gone Love's deadly embers Sparking my anger Burning so hot. But I have decided I can go on The taste of snowflakes on my tongue Has cooled my anger It has given me hope Knowing a new year will soon bring hope And fresh dreams. Max Zayas © 1998 November 8

Untitled The aching bleeding heart remembers Your unwanted gift of love's deadly embers But a deeper part that was not stung Laughs at the taste of snowflakes on my tongue You took my laughter for a little while You knew no joy brought from a smile Now I am free, you are no more I paint and write, and you? I ignore! All I loved, you wished me to put aside My thoughts put on hold, but never died I suffer this deprivation no longer My love of arts grows ever stronger. I look at what I allowed you to do, I think "To thine own self be true" Never more will I put my true self away Not for a minute, hour, nor for a day. silliangel ©1998 November

Snowflakes Snowflakes on my pillow. Snowflakes falling down. Rest my head under the stars, Watching snowflakes falling down. Days that slumber. Bears all go and slumber. Deep in their caves do they shutter, Flutter a brow, Close their brown twinkling eyes.   Rest through all the winters. Snowflakes they don't find... With a hint of frost Should lay upon their nose. Snowflakes on my pillow. Snowflakes all around. Snowflakes touch my rosy face. Rest myself upon the blanket, Snowflakes covered on the ground. Love's deadly embers burn The smoke disperses, hidden behind the sky. Snowflakes floating down. Snowflakes upon my pillow there With head upon the ground. Dead, the lovely fire that glowed all around. Love's dying embers smothered to the ground. Snowflakes frost & cover, Love's dying embers can not melt, Frost covered snowflakes their places take. Snowflakes touch my cheery rose colored face. The taste of snowflakes on my tongue. Love's deadly embers can not die inside of me. Snowflakes fill the sky They are fresh, cool, lovely Empathy flies floating down upon me Like bears' hibernation, Snowflakes I may taste. Love's dying embers can not forsake Retrace nor awake Their searing pain inside of me.  Snowflakes on my pillow Wake and blanket the sky Snowflakes with all their beauty take. Karen (MnMoonlight) ©1998 November


Sherry

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