Sangeetha Kamath

  Scintillating icy stars and snow bow prisms on winter sky edge Mistletoe kisses! Oh! Jolly surprises Mottled sky in winter's rasp with rolling clouds of deep pewter Rime glistens on gnarled twigs of silhouetted willow wands cluster  To pirouette in my ivory gown of tiffany lace and silver-toed ballerina slipper December dream wishes of shine and shimmer Listening to Larch and Alder trees whispering charming fairy tales Whilst munching on gingerbread cookies and rum-raisin cakes soaking in citrus glaze Winter moon brightens silver-blue skies– a lustrous opaline chandelier We sip mulled plum wine while caroling around a toasty bonfire  Ivy vines and eucalyptus wreaths perfuming every corner Cranberry garlands decor the mantel, in crystal vases stand bouquets of lavender Fragrant pines are sequined with baubles, trinkets and star-spangled glitter,  Peppermint candy canes, tinsel and fairy light tassels adorn fragrant cedar Festoons of bonny lambs of downy fleece aroun...

  Winter’s aria glides like a gauzy gossamer veil Over the pastures, brooks, valleys and dales Gold and silver flecks pirouette in a frosty serenade Snow adorns the eaves, picket fences and the glade With holly twigs for arms outstretched, gazing with my lifeless blueberry eyes  I long to be at the table laden with warm food and delicious toffee pies Across the brumal vanilla whisper, gleams a wonderland of diamante sequin The birch and oak laden showering me with clumps of snow, a roly-poly mannequin The door bursts open and the children are back Squealing excitedly, they plonk around me making snow angels and a round track Tamping down toy rails and setting on them  trains, locomotives and engines They dress me up in a tweed jacket and a woolly hat, on my scarf is brooch of a silver bell that chimes Voila! Now I'm a station master holding red and green flags A smile has been carved on my face and stuffed with slices of red velvet cakes Joy abounds as I soak in the jambo...