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Wonderland Dreams

Wonderland Dreams

I'd love to hear
          "Sleigh bells ring"
and I've listened.
          "snow is glistening"
a rare sight here but I can dream.
         "A beautiful sight"
The pristine magic
of a white, sparkling sheet
blanketing autumn's messy
fallen leaves
         and muddy earth
sparks a cleansing, refreshing and ready.
In my mind snow looks like the song,
I admit, I don't really
want to deal with the slush
                             and mush,
the reality of living in snow,
but the ideal dazzles.

         "Gone away is the bluebird"
but hummingbirds still hum,
         and a colorful jay just strutted
across my footpath.
Bluebirds are ceramic
         birds of happiness on a shelf,
I always loved the metaphor.
The lyric sings joyfully in my ears.

"Later on we'll conspire
         As we dream by the fire"
Ah yes, there is something about
a fire in the hearth, warm, inviting,
         to reflect, to plan,
                   read or write.

"Walking in a winter wonderland,"
Romantic dreams of the perfect winter
         captured in a song.
                   ~~Judi Van Gorder

35 Lines of Text
Song: Winter Wonderland by Aretha Franklin

Notes: ▼

Day 10
Prompt for: December 2, 2018 (Ren)
Subject or Theme: Pick a winter or winter holiday song then use it to inspire you to write your poem. Do NOT do a parody, write something based on your song.
Word(s) to Include: none (free day)(or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): none (free day) (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: at least 30 lines.
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.