Short Lapland Poems

Owls
Through the
Lapland snows
See Santa hug
Children’s wishes in festivals of joy
Reindeer wait in barren birch through long nights
For Aurora
To string lights
In Jule
Fire

11-26-20
Picture #3
Contest: Tetractyrs #6
Sponsor: Eve Roper...

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Aurora Dances 

Artic
White owls hoot hymns
Through floating Lapland snows -
Reindeer wait for Christmas magic 
Flying

Birch trees
Dream through long nights –
Nordic fireflies released
Festival of lights - Aurora
Dances

12-4-20
Cinquain – Five lines - syllable count 2,4,6,8,2...

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It’s Christmas Eve in Lapland
And there’s been a last minute disaster.
The sleigh is packed and ready to go
And Rudolph’s leg is in plaster.

He tripped and broke a couple of bones,
In his leg, just above his hoof.
Which would make for precarious landing
On a slippery, snow covered roof.

So Prancer has been promoted
And will lead the herd instead.
And, because his nose isn’t shiny,
He’s an LED light on his head.
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somewhere far away
in the middle of vast trees
under polar lights

winter starts to show
the dark face but with light eyes
~snowflakes falling down~

someone in Lapland
is preparing a huge sleigh
for special reindeer

to have a long trip
spreading happiness around
~from Santa Claus home 

a humble cabin
in a magical dream land 
full of glee to share

 the season's wishes
~miracles wrapped as presents~
It is Christmas time!...

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