Wispy wraiths drift lazily across the indigo
Gently grazing rooftops
Catching cottony tails
In the pines thrusting their spears
Into the airy soup
Snowflakes drift aimlessly to and fro
Following a fickle breeze
Brushing against pink cheeks
pink noses wrinkling in delight
Following a fickle breeze
Swirling with lazy snowflakes
Landing on pink tongues
Pudgy fingers grasp in the air
As toddling legs churn up resting snowflakes
That join the swirling white flurries
Waltzing with the wispy wraiths
Around the playful pair
And as the deep indigo fades
The wraiths lay the snowflakes gently
gently
on tired legs
tired fingers
cold noses
cold cheeks
Indigo lips
Of two babes forever asleep
Under a blanket of resting snowflakes
Then drift lazily away across the pale pink
Gently grazing rooftops
Catching cottony tails
In the pines thrusting their spears
At the rising sun.
© Cindy Lapeña, 2007
