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Cocoa On a Winter Day

fingertips of dripping ice that has frozen
glistening crystals of winter’s hardest snow
hot cocoa for my sledding friends, I need a dozen
reviving ourselves by a fireplace glow
pinkest cheeks awaiting familiar ho ho ho



Written 12-28-2021
Contest: Winter Quintain (English)
Sponsor: Francine Roberts
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
December 28, 2021 at 2:31 PM
Excellent. A fine quintain for the contest, Caren. I'm so proud of you!
Krutsinger Avatar
December 29, 2021 at 8:00 PM
Thank you Hank. I had to struggle to get this one right.
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