Shivers
"SHIVERS"
"I GOT THE SHIVERS
WHEN I LOOK OUTSIDE,
"THE WHITENESS OF
THE SNOW ONLY
WANT TO HIDE."
"BLINDING OF THE
LIGHT JUST SHINING
RIGHT THROUGH,
"TRENCHING IN THE SNOW
AS I AM OFF TO SCHOOL."
"WITH THE WIND HOWLING
AND MY JACKET WRAPPED
EVER SO TIGHT,
"AS THE SNOW CONTINUES
TO MOUNT RIGHT
THROUGH THE NIGHT."
"THE DAY BEGINS TO BE NEW
AS MY EYES OPEN AS THE LIGHT
STARTS TO COME THROUGH THE
BLIND BY THE DOOR,
"WITH THE COLDEST OF THE
AIR, MY BODY CONTINUES TO
SHIVER, AND MY HEART BEGINS
TO SOAR."
"THE LAUGHTER OF THE KIDS
PLAYING CAN BE HEARD
FOR MILES AROUND,
"STILL THE SNOW CONTINUING
TO MOUNT ON THE GROUND."
"WHAT I WOULD GIVE
TO BE A KID ONCE MORE,
"WISHING THAT I CAN
GO BACK IN TIME, JUST BY
WALKING THROUGH A DOOR."
"ONLY TO KNOW THAT A WISH
IS ONLY A WISH,
"TO ONLY LIVE WITH ALL
THE INGREDIENCE OF LIFE LIKE
YOUR FAVORITE MEAL TO A DISH."
"A SPICE OF LIFE
FROM THE PRESENT TO
THE PAST,
"MAKES ALL THE MEMORIES STAY
EMBEDDED IN ME, AND TO
ALWAYS KEEP AND LAST."
WRITTEN BY: JOSEPH A. SMITH
Copyright © Joseph Smith | Year Posted 2016
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