I Think I'm in Love with a Snowman

I think I'm in love with a snowman

and for that, let me explain.

It's not much to do with snow

but more to do with pain.

It started with a hopeful wish

asking the first star to not be alone.

Knowing that would take me only half way,

I started a quest of my own.

Along my journey I found a wood

with trees blanketed in white

and there in the center clearing stood

a snowman pure and bright.

Perfectly sculpted, pale as can be,

a cap of bright red on his head,

with him I spent beautiful days

but found too many words unsaid.

I realized it was a forbidden thing

to hold onto something so evanescent

I knew that soon the sun would shine

and my snowman would cease to be present.

So I went home one lonely night

and thought about what I'd done.

I'd fallen in love with a snowman

whose fate was with the morning sun.

Should I selfishly try to save him

or let him follow his destiny?

I don't want to lose my snowman

yet to keep him would guilt me heavily.

I've fallen in love with a snowman

and tomorrow he will be gone

so this night I'm left to wonder

if my love is right or wrong.

7-5-2012

Reviews

[DrD]

It's hard to tell if this is an analogy or a fanciful tale. In either case the structure is quite good, the meter is firm and constant and word selection good. I enjoyed this read.

[Elana Juli Royson]

it was more about a relationship that ended with the coming of us parting to go to college than an actual snowman but thank you so much for the review. I didn't want to make the message so abundantly clear because there is so much teen-love poetry out there that it wouldn't seem sincere.

[DrD]

Good for you, Elena. That makes me enjoy your work all the more.

[Castonovia]

Awwww, it's soooooo cute!!!! This poem paints a very vivid picture & the feelings that come with snow coming and going, the melting until you just wish there was more. Love this :)

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So touching this is! 100/100 I think I'm in love with the poem! xD