For Me the Snow Falls

Flurries on my tongue, for an instant before they’re gone

Melting away my worries – erasing messy lines that I’ve drawn

Between tangled thoughts and jumbled memories in my head,

Raining chilled happiness down through the mess instead.

As I tilt my head back and watch the flakes crash into me;

The always-hurt dissolves because I know they’re smiling silently

A thousand cold whispers hushing every voice in my head;

Putting out every burning memory of the words that I read.

I know you can’t see the crystals glistening in my hair;

I can see it in your eyes that you’re not here, you’re there.

But for now, in this moment, it doesn't matter and I am free;

For a million tiny diamonds are grinning at the sunshine with me.

Frost on my lashes, abandon in my feet and icy kisses on my skin;

The world is caught up in a dance, and somehow I've joined in.

The wind swishes her flurried skirt softly and smiles her knowing smile
For she’s blown magic into this moment, this world and this heart of mine.

Snow be beautiful beautiful happiness distilled into flakes;

Spectacularly, soundlessly telling me that everything will be ok.