...impossible to remove
This year
began grimly;
Winter
steadied its fortress;
Thick
daggers of ice
Plied the seams off our porches...
Encrusted
warm-thermals,
Aloft
from this sphere,
Extinguished
past rainbows,
Then dropped them like tears...
Faint trickling
sounds
On the
pavement below
Quite
softly, and slowly,
Spread dollops of snow...
In three
months, Earth's breath
Will launch
fine, pollen wings:
Proud
palette; so pungent!
That
first whiff of Spring!!!
poem by L.P.-G. / 1-2025
Tuesday's Child
Today is your birthday,
And some years ago,
We welcomed pure sweetness
"Tied up in a bow"...
The days have since followed:
You've grown kind and strong;
With four kids of your own now,
To help sing this song:
Happy Birthday To You,
Happy Birthday To You,
Happy Birthday Dear Lara [Mommy],
Happy Birthday To
You !!
... And last, but not least, I never forget that my
daughter-in law's b'day is just before my own daughter's...
Oh, Eve of a New Year !
Champagne bottles break;
Resolutions stay spotless
By sharpened
snowflakes...
We greet bright-eyed babies;
Aged men wave goodbye;
Yet, just
12 months prior,
We sailed those same highs!
'Feb' gathers love poems
And scores of red
hearts;
The Ides bring March madness,
With winds off the charts.
April weaves baskets
Of jonquils and bunnies;
May summons bumblebees
Brimming with honey...
Many a bride says 'I Do'
In fair June;
July's blazing skies
Call for flag-bearing tunes...
Sweet August is sunrise;
September, full moon;
October breathes harvests
That cause geese to swoon...
In times of November
Great tables are laden;
But once comes December,
Fine snow slows to 'fade-in'
When that last day arrives:
[December '3' with a '1']
It excitedly bellows,
THIS YEAR'S ABOUT DONE !!!
poem by L.P.-G. / 12-2024
