Monday, January 01, 2007

MY NEWEST POEM


WINTER REVERIE

I WENT FOR A WALK IN A SNOW STORM,
WHEN THE WIND HAD QUIETED DOWN.
I COULD HEAR THE FLAKES HIT THE HOLLYS.
THE SNOW WAS ALL FLUFF ON THE GROUND.

A COCOON OF WHITE WAS AROUND ME.
I ENTERED THE WOOD LOT SO STILL.
THE PINE TREES WERE SILENT AS STATUES,
AS THEY CLIMBED UP THE SIDE OF THE HILL.

THE WORLD WAS WONDERFULLY QUIET.
MY HEART BEAT LOUD IN MY EARS.
I DRIFTED BACK AS I STOOD THERE
WAY BACK ACROSS ALL OF THOSE YEARS.

TO WHEN THE WORLD WAS SIMPLE,
AND ALL THAT IT TOOK FOR A THRILL,
WAS A TWO RUNNER SLED AND THE HILL SIDE
OUT BEHIND OLD DAWSON’S MILL.

THE LAUGHTER OF CHILDREN ALL SLIDING.
THE COLD SNOW THAT FELL DOWN MY NECK.
A SNOW BALL FIGHT AND SNOW ANGELS,
AND A MITTEN OF SNOW FLAKES TO LICK.

THE CREEK THAT WAS JUST PAST THE BOTTOM
COVERED WITH DRIFTS OF WHIPPED CREAM.
THE MILL WHEEL TURNING SO GENTLY……
AN OLD MEMORY’S AS GOOD AS A DREAM.

THEN A CROW CAWS ME BACK TO THE PRESENT.
A PRESENT OF OLD AGE AND PAIN.
OH WHAT I’D GIVE FOR TIME TRAVEL
TO GO BACK TO THE OLD DAYS AGAIN.

TO WHEN THE WORLD WAS SIMPLE,
AND ALL THAT IT TOOK FOR A THRILL
WAS A TWO RUNNER SLED AND THE HILLSIDE
OUT BEHIND OLD DAWSON’S MILL.

TOM NEIGER DEC 1, 06 copyright