as the stars turn pink
frozen pines lift skyward
and all you have is your breath
between laughs and smiles
with snow crystals melting
off lashes like tears washed Jesus’ feet
jump in the bank
to make snow angels
no snow kokopellis
proud and indented
his friends became mine
for a very short time
on the ride down his mountain
it wasn’t long enough
the mountain ended deep
in wooded valley
with steep sides
and frozen mind
in that time
after his time
had passed
the unforgiving plows toppled sign after sign
i thought that was funny
why put up a sign just to have a snowplow push it over?
the two sat like divas
awaiting a caravan of treasure
“here we are…grab your own bags”
and the slow tumbling could be heard
a rumble in my gut
a year before he fell
the avalanche had begun
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I just had a fun thought.
People pledge to walk their dogs a certain distance each week. They submit their stories and photos, other people can donate to peace projects based on how many people walk their dogs how many miles.
A lot of dogs aren’t getting enough exercise, that causes them to get grumpy.
A lot of humans aren’t getting enough exercise, that causes them to get grumpy.
Killing two birds with one stone…priceless.
It would be easy to set up in blog format, or just have people register here and add Walk Your Dog For Peace to the tag line.
If anyone else wants to run with this while I work on the vets project please feel free.
Of course, it is 2:38 in the morning so this could be a really bad idea, I won’t know till tomorrow.
it set off an avalanche of emotions in me…
gave me chills. Beautiful, nlob!
glad you shared this with us. Tom.