Winter Nights Poem by Marea Johnson

Winter nights can never come
without the thought of you
The way you looked, the way you felt,
in the cold, just me and you.

Talking with clouds between us
in the freezing winter air
I can close my eyes and remember
all the snowflakes in your hair.

Not knowing how much time we had,
we knew you'd have to leave
So during all those winter nights,
it's you to whom I'd cleave.

The time came much too quickly
and I was nowhere near prepared
To never see the snowflakes
that had gently kissed your hair.

Now the freezing winter nights
hold nothing more for me
No sitting near the fireplace,
no putting up a tree.

No more eating icicles
and playing in the snow
And I still can't help but wonder,
and I'll probably never know,

Why you had to leave so soon,
when the Christmas lights shone bright
Why we'll never get to share again
another winter night.

With clouds of white between us
and the snowflakes in your hair
If I close my eyes real tightly
I can almost see you there.


For my beautiful Mother Virginia 1943~2008
I miss you Mommy.


~Marea E. Johnson