Snowflakes and Fireside thoughts… 

A hundred thousand snowflakes fall 

I wonder where they’ll lie

each one unique in every way

fall silently from the sky

From a speck of dust travelling through the air

shaping their intricate design

I see their beauty, their mystery, their time to glisten that makes me blind 

Savouring the solitude of my evening thoughts 

the snowflakes melt away….

Yet, you and I, so different 

Unique in our own way

From a single speck of cell made wonder to face another day

Shaped by kisses, love and trust…. 

intricately designed to walk

a silent path of dust

to fall

to cry

to cover

to carry

to rise

to sing

to laugh

to marry

to live

to believe

to grow old and to love …. consummately in 

agape, eros, philia and storge

and in the passing of time

All this too, will silently melt away…

Will I catch a ride with you to the moon some day

dance as stars collide in the sky

Will a winters tale shape the days ahead with my dreams and my lullaby

I see your beauty from within

I fear your mystery when it calls

I sense your touch, your smell, your breath

As we journey on this mortal coil. 

and with the crackling of the evening fire, 

Irish cream with ice and the Christmas lights

Just like the snowflakes falling down 

memories melt away 

into the night …….