December

it's december; holiday thoughts chill me more so than this breeze as it wraps me up in winter's blanket i want to be like the trees colorless and bare of everything that weighs me down i want to dance free in the wind not snap like dead branches in storm's fury i'm snapping though and it's only december i can feel the weight of winter's wrath pulling me down grounding me i am falling blizzard-like more than a few inches deep everything is turning white fading fast within death's grasp i am december's ending

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John Watt

Date: 3/23/2020 11:44:00 AM

Sandra, I'm December-born and just love reading about my month (do you know the Sara Bareilles song? Gorgeous!) I acknowledge that my month can be a sad one, but I always love how you sew together your swatches of sadness into a comforting quilt to share your warmth with your poetry friends. Blessings and hugs ~ John

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/24/2020 8:25:00 AM

what a kind thing to say John...and thank you...my daughter in law has a birthday the week before Christmas, and one of my cousins and two close friends are Christmas day...I always try to keep the two separated and make sure they get birthday wishes and gifts aside from Christmas ones … hugs and blessings

Faraz Ajmal

Date: 5/26/2017 8:41:00 AM

Such a beautiful poem, you ve written it tremendously, Inreally like it however I m new on this site and would appreciate if you could find time to read my poems and give your comment about them

Justin Bordner

Date: 5/6/2014 12:59:00 PM

I admire how you throw yourself into the Storm, and you always emerge more meaningful. Great emotional expression Sandra. J.A.B.

Karen Anglesey

Date: 1/2/2014 12:02:00 AM

That last verse is so metaphoric with the hints of intense bereavement. I feel your pain. I've been there. Hugs :)

Harry Horsman

Date: 12/31/2013 9:09:00 AM

roll on summer and i bet the poetry is just as good...happy new year Sandra.....

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/29/2013 5:33:00 AM

Very expressive and descriptive work..The personification is a nice touch..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

David Williams

Date: 12/28/2013 3:49:00 PM

sandra I love this…. it is very well written….David

Joseph May

Date: 12/28/2013 8:24:00 AM

Hi Sandra...very nice write ...hope you had a good Christmas....best wishes

Wendy Meyer

Date: 12/22/2013 6:43:00 AM

Hello Sandra! Very poignant. Real emotions are surfacing. I can relate somehow. Hope soon enough you can get off the phase and just look back with a shrug and a smile. Count me as your friend anytime. Christmas love & hugs, Wendy

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:45:00 PM

Thank you so much Wendy...I hope you had an awesome Christmas...Happy New Years to you my new friend! Hugs Sandy

Ken Carroll

Date: 12/13/2013 5:59:00 PM

Hi Sandra, Well crafted hypnotic write.. Ken

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 7:02:00 PM

Thank you so much Ken :)

Chuck Melugin

Date: 12/13/2013 4:50:00 PM

Great write about the 12th month! Original and delightful read! My Best, chuck

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 7:02:00 PM

thank you so much Chuck....hugs

Ifeanyi Bob Ekechukwu

Date: 12/13/2013 10:05:00 AM

Wow! I love december,it was d month I came forth and a month of celebrations and unity. Though used by the crooked ones to do harm on others. Thanks for your lovely comments. Love, Based on Belief

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 7:01:00 PM

Thank you Bob...december can be as wonderful as any other month...i just have sadness tied to mine at times...hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/12/2013 4:01:00 PM

sandy, I am going home for the day. Just stopped by to say hello on my way off . I went through my contest winners but have no time to answer other comments. Sure hope your daughter is doing ok! luv, Andrea

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Thank you Andrea...not 100% yet but much better for sure...hugs :)

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 12/8/2013 12:52:00 AM

Excellent. Good allegorical poem. Enjoyed reading it. Tfs

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:59:00 PM

thank you so much...hugs :)

Donna Jones

Date: 12/2/2013 7:44:00 PM

Beautiful..yet sad...hoping your December and holidays are happy ones...God bless...

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:58:00 PM

thank you...hope you had a very merry holiday! Hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/2/2013 5:42:00 PM

gosh, sandy, I could read your poetry all afternoon. You never become mundane. You are just so good and this ending line is total eloquence.

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:54:00 PM

thank you for the big smile Andrea :) hugs, hope all is good!

Carrie Richards

Date: 12/2/2013 10:03:00 AM

Hoping this is just a temporary moment feeling this way, and that you will feel a touch of sunshine soon!

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:52:00 PM

Thank you Carrie...sometimes life throws the bitter at you, you just take it in, cry a little, laugh alot and spit it back out in poetry :) Hugs hope you had a great Christmas!

Poet Tacito

Date: 12/2/2013 9:51:00 AM

Tremendous & hard-hitting write. When can a saddened heart become strong enough to turn a frozen December into a blooming May? Depends on how full the "glass"...excellent job!

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:51:00 PM

Thanks Drake...hard to believe i have been gone almost a month...lot's of catching up to do...hope your Christmas was Merry and bright :) hugs

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/2/2013 9:16:00 AM

Good morning Sandra, I hope you are safe under a warm blanket of love.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 12/27/2013 7:55:00 PM

It has gotten cold here as well and the snow is starting to come down pretty heavy.

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:49:00 PM

even the plug in kind aren't warming me from this air... hello Richard :)

Roger Horsch

Date: 12/2/2013 8:14:00 AM

I don't quite know what to say other than I can feel the emotion of your poem. Christmas has always been a lonely time for me. But the good that comes out of visiting with family and friends and knowing that it is really about the birth of Jesus Christ. Makes it so much better.....Hugs....Roger

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 6:49:00 PM

Thank you Roger...i agree it is about the birth of Christ, though it's so commercialized that i think it lost it's true meaning along the way...my family has dwindled down in size quite a bit and things aren't as they once were... just seems each year december likes to bring some new sadness with the cold bite... hugs to you

Tim Ryerson

Date: 12/2/2013 4:08:00 AM

Another sad beauty from you my friend...I'm not a big fan of the holiday season myself because it brings back memories of happier times with lost loved ones...The last verse is a stunner - Tim

Tim Ryerson
Date: 12/2/2013 4:12:00 AM

And you don't look old enough to have grown children! I suppose the next thing you're gonna tell me is you're a grandma...

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/1/2013 9:09:00 AM

Having grown up in an abusive home with Substance abuse Christmas holds many horrible memories yet if I concentrate on who's birth we celebrate my spirit becomes brighter.

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/1/2013 4:49:00 PM

awww Richard.... hugs to you...and yeah I would like to celebrate the true reason just not with all the commercialism they pour into it these days...i'd be fine with singing happy birthday over a birthday cake... and thank you for the read :)

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 12/1/2013 8:57:00 AM

Nice allegorical poem, Sandra

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/1/2013 4:47:00 PM

thank you Dr Ram :) hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/1/2013 8:44:00 AM

- Can recognize myself in your thoughts Sandra! - A really well written poem. - Have a nice Sunday 1 December. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/1/2013 4:47:00 PM

Thank you Anne-Lise...the holidays always stress me, and there is much less family to celebrate with these days...hugs :)