melting icicles mesmerizing like prisms

07 Jan 2018

melting icicles mesmerizing like prisms

winter is a temporary affair
beautiful and inviting from the inside
fires burning in twilight
bodies warm and comfortable
dreams hot and cold and as real as life itself

she looked like an angel from afar
and especially up close
a winged creature who whispered
to me in my dreams
how winter is a temporary affair
and soon I will come back to life
and she will show me how to live again

how I wanted to believe her
but in the morning all was lost
those dreams I could easily touch
once again become out of reach
and as I go about my day
I repeat to myself
winter is a temporary affair

january two thousand eighteen
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Posted in Dreams, Poetry and tagged angel, poem, Poetry, winter

16 thoughts on “melting icicles mesmerizing like prisms”

Shawna on January 7, 2018 at 8:57 pm said:

Oh, wow. This is so beautiful.

I love this:

“soon I will come back to life
and she will show me how to live again”

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- j matthew waters on January 8, 2018 at 6:28 am said:
  
  thank you very much, Shawna
  
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Shawna on January 7, 2018 at 9:02 pm said:

I like how the title works with the wing imagery. I’m picturing an icicle fairy. So when it melts, is she gone or does she appear? And does she still exist inside the melted water? If so, maybe it would help your faith during the day if you would think of her every time you see/touch water.

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Bonny Blogger on January 8, 2018 at 9:12 am said:

how beautiful 🙂

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- j matthew waters on January 8, 2018 at 12:44 pm said:
  
  thank you very much
  
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Words from a little person on January 8, 2018 at 5:17 pm said:

Beautiful

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- j matthew waters on January 8, 2018 at 5:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Nyx.
  
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  - Words from a little person on January 11, 2018 at 11:50 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome
Baydreamer on January 8, 2018 at 9:09 pm said:

This is beautiful and has a fanciful flow to it, John. A gem, for sure. 🙂

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- j matthew waters on January 8, 2018 at 10:02 pm said:
  
  many thanks, Lauren – new year and new poetry blogging to be sure as well
  
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denise0904 on January 9, 2018 at 6:52 pm said:

This is so beautiful it made me cry. Definitely up there with my favorites!

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- j matthew waters on January 10, 2018 at 5:38 am said:
  
  Thank you for your kind comments.
  
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wifsie on February 3, 2018 at 9:27 am said:

Ah, yet winter is life too. Thanks for reading me today. I’m deeply touched. And thanks for writing as you do. 💗

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- j matthew waters on February 3, 2018 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  My pleasure and likewise dear friend.
  
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- j matthew waters on April 7, 2018 at 4:34 pm said:
  
  thank you for reading some of my poetry today
  
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