Winter Memories

Days of past and wintry times The chill of night within my bones Words that last and cling to rhyme Crackling flames and yuletide tones Birds of night sing one last song Then capture flight to warmer lands Where they shall stay all winter long Until the season changes hands Ribbons and bows beneath the tree Neatly tied 'round gifts of love Cookies and milk near Santa's seat And the mistletoe hung so high above Hugs from friends who come to call Children's faces filled with dreams Good tidings and tinsel lining the walls That share in my winter with warm memories Michael 2013