Poem: Snowflake

She said I’m your gift to you
I held out my hands to hold hers
And she withdrew them twirling away
I’m a snowflake she said

Poem: Delicious

lips taste like Christmas
of cinnamon and cloves
sweetest memories

Poem: Christmas Dance

There’s a boy sitting alone
Rubbing ice cold hands
Opposite of the warmth
Of a fire burning across the room
He’s wondering why he’s here
Obligation out weighing optimism

Poem: Green and Red

She’s dressed up in green and red
Fitting the scene just right
With candy cane stockings
And a mistletoe hairpin
She could be naughty or nice

Poem: Tinsel Time

Wrap me up in tinsel
Pour me another drink
So when you unwind me
The world will spin when I spin

Poem: Winter Blanket

Snow falls in sheets
Absorbing all the sounds
Not that a word is exchanged
Between either of us
As we sit in the cold holding hands

Poem: Red Shoes

Striped socks and red converse
Comfy blue jeans
A slightly oversized sweater
The uniform of the girl of my dreams

Poem: Lord of Dirt

Blood is worth dirt
Was what they told him
The only value his had
Was when it was spilt
In the field of battle

Poem: Idle Days on the Patuxent

The rain in Seattle makes me miss the east coast
With summers so hot you melt outside
Those brutal days are worth the warm nights
Where we would drink beer on the hood of your car
Watching the tide roll in lapping at the sand
As we skipped rocks shattering the stars

Poem: By the Moon

She swears by the moon
That she’ll love me forever
And I know in that moment
She’s just like the moon
Changing forever