Winter nights can never come <br />without the thought of you <br />The way you looked, the way you felt, <br /> in the cold, just me and you. <br /> <br />Talking with clouds between us <br />in the freezing winter air <br />I can close my eyes and remember <br />all the snowflakes in your hair. <br /> <br />Not knowing how much time we had, <br />we knew you'd have to leave <br />So during all those winter nights, <br /> it's you to whom I'd cleave. <br /> <br />The time came much too quickly <br />and I was nowhere near prepared <br />To never see the snowflakes <br />that had gently kissed your hair. <br /> <br />Now the freezing winter nights <br />hold nothing more for me <br />No sitting near the fireplace, <br />no putting up a tree. <br /> <br />No more eating icicles <br />and playing in the snow <br />And I still can't help but wonder, <br />and I'll probably never know, <br /> <br />Why you had to leave so soon, <br />when the Christmas lights shone bright <br />Why we'll never get to share again <br />another winter night. <br /> <br />With clouds of white between us <br />and the snowflakes in your hair <br />If I close my eyes real tightly <br />I can almost see you there. <br /> <br /> <br />For my beautiful Mother Virginia 1943~2008 <br />I miss you Mommy. <br /> <br /> <br />~Marea E. Johnson<br /><br />Marea Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/winter-nights-6/
