Shiny, the Snowman

from the life of a snowman

Shiny, in the winters cold
The hansom snowman to behold

A dance with frozen stars at night
Sparkling crystals in moonlight

As others shun the season's chill
The frost bound man so firm in thrill

Some ill-placed roses in his chest
A heart so red, and yet unblessed

Haunting him with dreams of spring
A snowman damned to frosty flings

A playmate on a frozen day
Dreaming that the cold will stay

His pretty words dressed in 'goodbye'
When the air warms they'll see why

Sparkling dance as moonlight glows
Fearing season that he knows

For sunlight threatens with each rise
To perch upon his short demise

Slow kisses shrink in melting snow
As sure as dawning he must go

In worthless streams he bleeds away
Where black, coal eyes can't dance at day

For when his waters leave again
A melting whisper; the word 'friend'
 
No pictures, just a memory
A taste of love in secrecy

As snow falls in another place
Some new lips kiss Shiny's face

Now in the grass where he would smile
Loose petals linger in a pile

The floral burden so misplaced
Where pretty beats have gone to waste

He would have loved... and hopes you know
But he can't stay, just shine and flow

2012

Reviews

[Tim]

Great job of writing this. It's excellent, I wish I wrote it.

[Twisted Words (Tom)]

I appreciate the comment very much. Yes, this is one of my better writes.

[MsJewel]

You have created so many beautiful images for the reader to enjoy.

A dance with frozen stars at night
Sparkling crystals in moonlight
So beautiful. I wish we had snow in California. This is the perfect Snowman poem.
:) Julie