Best Candy Canes Poems

My thoughts drift back to my childhood days
Of so many years ago
All the family gathered by a roaring fire
Whilst outside glistens with sparkling snow

We had...

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This is written in acknowledgement to the lovely sweet men and wonderful Poets on Poetry Soup who have supported and encouraged me since I first...

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For tinsel trees, lights so bright, and a man in red
who rides a sleigh led by deer – delivering things
to make kids smile; for candy...

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Never had a Christmas tree
  or some mistletoe
No wreath of holly on my door
  just a mezuzah there, you know

No stockings stuffed with...

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It gradually turned chilly between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although Frosty the Snowman rarely visited our part of Texas, his pal, Jack Frost, surely did. ...

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Some dreams are made of stardust
glitter floating in the sky
The rhythm of a gentle stream
that's slowly passing by

A garden filled with roses
in a pink and...

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whirling, twirling, swirling clouds in a liquid sky
mother says be careful dear, have some tulip pie
mongrels, thieves and vagrants dream of life beyond the sun
daddy...

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Christmas Tree

Little bits of silver tinsel,
Velvet ribbons and shiny globes,
Strings of stars borrowed from the heavens
Next to angels with golden hair;
Flying sleighs and drummer boys,
Sweet...

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When I think of the bygone Christmas
images that come to my mind are
candy canes, cookies and popcorn strands
adorning the Christmas tree. 
The popcorn strands are...

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Once, it was a time of true magic, 
when the world was small and soft.

It had to be magic, my mind of five told me:
how...

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   "Christmas Reflections"

One starry night while the Moon was bright a tiny Baby came
and Angels sang and Glorias rang for Jesus was His...

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What Makes Christmas Sweet  (Taste)

It’s taffy, chewy in my teeth,
And chocolate melting on my tongue,
The crunch of candy bars like Heath;
It’s taffy, chewy in...

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Twas the site before Christmas
and all through the place
All the poets were writing
happy thoughts to embrace

They sprinkled each stanza
with seasonal things
Like Santa Claus, candy canes,
five...

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When I was a little girl I loved Christmas Day,
I loved the blinking lights on the houses;
the scented candles Mom would light,
our tree top...

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I saw her dancing with candy canes a mesmerizing sweet ballet.
 Between the snow flakes they did chase each others shadows from place to place....

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