Aqua blue sled
Thumpity thump thump thump
Children laugh with glee
Thank heavens for air conditioning
Bumpity bump bump bump
Wheeeee!
Mom mirrors masterpiece The Scream
Declares, “This shall not be forgotten!”
Dad pleads his case,
“But, I put a mattress on the bottom.”
Categories:
sledding, children, dad, family, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Peaceful is the dusk
When snow is softly falling
And ruby sun's just faded
Snowy hills beckon
to eager ones, sledding soon
in the gladsome days of youth!
Written on 1/8/2023
For: Winter Sedoka Poetry
Contest
Sponsor: Charles Messina
Categories:
sledding, eve, fun, snow, sunset,
Form: Sedoka
Sledding snowman twirling the snow so high
Flecks fly up in the air, nearly reaching the sky
Winter wizened wonders willing a western wind
Frozen lake front gives snowman the urge to begin.
On a large sledding hill, he does loops and twirls
The children watching are amazed at his swirls
If I catch him, he’ll be in my hot chocolate says one.
Asks another, “How on earth can that be any fun?”
Categories:
sledding, snow, winter,
Form: Quatrain
laughter of children
playing in the winter’s snow
seasonal delight,
bundled up in heavy coats
sledding down the steep hillside.
Written December 5, 2022
Categories:
sledding, children, sports, winter,
Form: Tanka
Perfect sledding snow fell last night,
Children woke to a ground of white
Mid-March, of course, a novel sight,
Quickly they bundled up real tight
For a fine day of pure delight.
THIRD PLACE WINNER
written March 12, 2022
[Quintilla/Monorhyme]
submitted to "Bite Size Poem No. 40" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gauthier
Categories:
sledding, children, fun, snow,
Form: Quintilla
bright azure blue sky
cold, crisp air circulating
snow lies crustily
winter resists death struggle
no stopping boys sleigh riding
written January 23, 2022
entered "Bite Size No. 33" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gauthier
Categories:
sledding, fun, sports,
Form: Tanka
winter wonderland
pulls the dog sleigh at full speed -
thermos with hot drink
06/01/2022
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
Categories:
sledding, beauty, dog, winter,
Form: Haiku
Sledding with her cousins every year
Reminding her that Christmas is near
She races up and down hills with a sled
Dreams of Christmas cookies in her head
Sweet dreams that night in her toasty bed
Christmas memories with her cousin Ned
Categories:
sledding, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Someone built a blazing bonfire out of tires
At the crest of the hill between the villages,
And we have come here to ride our sleds
The mile and a half to the bottom of old 60,
On the solid sheet of ice over packed snow
Two trips down and up, and we are frozen,
Our noses red, our eyelashes icy tingling,
And we can no longer feel our toes…but,
It is all worth it, and we will long remember
When someone built a bonfire out of tires.
written November 29, 2021
Categories:
sledding, fun, memory, snow, sports,
Form: Free verse
In Alaska they make crazy weddings
Participants endure some rough sledding
Bride and groom pledge to be true
In a large, freezing igloo
Consummation requires extra bedding
Categories:
sledding, celebration, wedding,
Form: Limerick
there are several things about sledding that a street sledder must know:
beware of traffic
you will never sled the first time you try unless someone pushes you over the edge
cardboard will only protect you from the snow while it is not wet so a garbage bag helps
you have to carve out a hard path to move forward, but it is faster to go down the same path once it has been carved
once the path hardens, it is hard to steer off of them and make new ones without a lot of speed
if you use your hands to steer, you can shred the skin off of your fingers without something to protect them
sometimes you only get part way down the hill but you still want to start at that peak
you have to climb up the hill every time but it is rewarding each time you get to slide down the hill
it takes more effort to climb the hill than it does to slide down
Categories:
sledding, addiction, snow,
Form: Free verse
Today, he is sledding iced streets. A city's rain yet freezes on roads here; every lad's pastime
Categories:
sledding, depression, hurt, suicide, weather,
Form: Acrostic
A perfect day for sledding –
Lots of snow, but not too cold.
Though Henry tackled hills, his sister
Wasn’t quite as bold.
So I pulled her sled behind me,
As she laughed, on level ground,
While Henry and his dad (my son)
Were bravely downward-bound.
The kids were beaming, filled with joy,
By heeding winter’s call,
But I’d swear their sledding daddy
Had the most fun of us all.
Categories:
sledding, happy, snow,
Form: Rhyme
(S)now covered hills
(L)aughing with the speed
(E)agerly starting over again
(D)riving the sled, trying not to tip
(D)iving in the snow when it stops
(I)nitiating races to the bottom
(N)oses and cheeks red in the cold
(G)oing home to have hot cocoa
Heidi Sands
Categories:
sledding, fun, snow, winter,
Form: Acrostic
Downhill Skiing and Sledding
He had always found Hillary hard to face
Which is why Bernie runs all over the place
And he really never got to know her
Started sinking to depths that are lower.
Worse things ever he often had applied
Saying how Hillary was not qualified
She started crying and is now bawling
Bernie's platform needs some overhauling.
What to me I find to be the most amusing
Numbers he mishandles and is misusing
Started realizing he was not in the know
Saying forty score and seven years ago.
After read threw some history pages
That would have put us in the Dark Ages
He seems to be in and also way out far
And to his enlistment received a bar.
He never had passed the bar before
Hasn't figured out how to keep score
Can't downhill ski but is only sledding
Which is where he is always heading.
James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
http://www.poetrysoup.com/poets/top_100_poets_most_poems_all_time.aspx
Categories:
sledding, humor, humorous,
Form: Couplet
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