…here are three winter tales of beauty and love
Midnight Snowfall
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in moonlit forest
midnight’s snowfall shimmers
through the boughs
of old growth
deep and still
as if spread by star clusters
it blankets
our high-mountain meadow
in crystal down
this night
fell quiet and crisp
a great white owl
echoes
through frosted cedar
lover and beloved
we entwine
‘neath winter’s window
with dreams
and one another
we sleep
in gentle slumber
we traverse
time
and space
adrift
in random wonder
we breathe
the ebb and flow
of nocturne
but I’ve awakened
in a winter
long ago
you
by firelight
warm and soft
in my arms
the night
that first we kissed
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rob kistner © 2008
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Winter
(haiku)
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coarse lands cloaked in white
lakes bejeweled in crystal
winter’s dressing hand
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rob kistner © 2008
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December Memories
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cold cheeks pressed in soft embrace
nestled warm in sweater’s plush
full hearts brim in fond delight
drawn close in loving gather
room awash in gentle glow
heady scent of fresh-cut noble
standing tall this winter night
resplendent in its cloak of yule
tender lilt of celtic song
sweet fragrances of promised treats
the pleasing snap of kindled log
spirits soothed by season’s hearth
ribbon’d papers flash multi-hues
gifts bestowed one at a time
each in turn a treasured moment
joyous laughter shared by all
round and round the kindred circle
we celebrate unveiled affection
nurtured by each act of love
precious times with family
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rob kistner © 2008
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photo at top entitled: “Moonlit Snow”
collage above: “Winter Night Journey”