Christmas

Frosty the Snowman puts on his magical hat, 
dancing, falling in love 
over drifts and flakes and icicles.
We put on our magical hats of summer 
and we fell in love;
even in July, your arms thrilled me 
with the exhilarating chill of winter.
In summer, there was no snow, 
only the heat of the St. Louis sun,
thick air, heavy sweat, melting asphalt.
Christmas trees smell acrid; 
Christmas carols are like love songs.
Summertime swirls around me, always – 
and we are frozen.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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June 12, 2010 at 11:29 AM
I like the juxtapositioning between winter and summer in this poem. The contrasting is excellent. Ah, the warmth of love melting the cold ice. Welcome to Poetry Soup and keep writing. Blessings, Joseph
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