John Lawless Poet Rhyme

Everything Froze

Everything Froze


a giant crystal wind chime spread its tone
teeth of icicles consumed a home
misted rain encased fence posts and rail
power lines succumb to winter’s weight and fail

vehicles in free style pirouettes
slide beneath the curtain call of white
taunted by the feigned applause of wind
stinging critic of a dance that will not end

children do the snow day dance of glee
parents know how long this day will be
until the child that lives within them all
makes and throws the season’s first snowball

streets await the toothbrush of the plow
snow men don old hats and carrot nose
angels in the snow cold trumpets blow
to celebrate the day everything froze


John G. Lawless
2/14/2014

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Skat A October 31, 2015 at 12:21 AM John, Congrats on your nice win, have a nice one on Halloween, LUV SKAT John Lawless October 31, 2015 at 8:25 AM Thanks SKAT...I await the ghouls and goblins ....

Andrea Dietrich October 30, 2015 at 6:31 PM this one placed high because of its great imagery. It was all luck of the draw with our 15th poems in THIS challenge!! Congrats, John John Lawless October 31, 2015 at 8:25 AM Hey Andrea at least it gave a few previously published poems another taste of daylight.

Teddy Kimathi October 29, 2015 at 8:17 AM Congrats for your WIN in this contest John! ;-) John Lawless October 31, 2015 at 8:22 AM Thanks Teddy

Viv Wigley October 28, 2015 at 12:17 AM Terrific, John, love the animation to it, and, paradoxically, it's warmth. A #7 and a fave for me, thanks. Congrats! Regards, Viv John Lawless October 31, 2015 at 8:20 AM Thanks Viv appreciate the high praise and high mark.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma October 27, 2015 at 11:53 PM Congrats on superb win John with this amazing write! John Lawless October 31, 2015 at 8:19 AM Thanks Dr. Sharma for stopping to read and comment

Balveen Cheema October 27, 2015 at 12:45 PM Lovely imageries of snow dance of children , angels in the snow! Congrts John! John Lawless October 31, 2015 at 8:19 AM Thanks Baleen. This was kind of a lottery contest...luck of the draw at number 15

Andrea Dietrich February 17, 2014 at 2:39 AM hey, this is really nice. A celebration of the frozen state of the world right now. I love the images of the free style pirouetting vehicles, the snow dance of children and the streets waiting for the toothbrush of the plow. What neat way to say things!! John Lawless February 17, 2014 at 6:13 AM Andrea, thanks you for your kind comments on this icy poem. Seems everyone has had a bit of "winter" this year.