“I loved you when you opened like a lily to the heat; you see I’m just another snowman standing in the rain and sleet who loved you with his frozen love, his second hand physique, with all he is and all he was a thousand kisses deep”. – Leonard Cohen
She puts snow down in my pants. It is an annual ritual to the art of romance, the cold moon, levitates by the mountains, above the pass. The aspen bending low, their bare arms barely hold. The banshee who resides in the Crags above, pushes her breathe, bringing screaming wind down Cameron Pass. Those same Aspens snap right back. Their arms an archer defending in shadows from attack. Frozen dead leaves in the ground. They will raise mighty mountains when enough have fallen down. Oh my dear, my faire and beautiful one, let us put our spirit in this cold, find the moisture off this pass, make a snowman that will last. A frozen altar, beneath clear skies, eleven thousand feet, up, come down this moon and Regulus. Ignore the spring and summer time, while we build with speed sublime, our snowman.
We touch our gloves, a strand of your hair is wind swept across your nose. Like the builders of Avalon, we build what is shown. Two circles skyward, around the moon. A statue of paradigm, with fingers we point and say you, oh you, have become me. Voices, she whispers, and I can hear the snow falling from the needles of distant trees. And it seems the snowman takes form and like the moon, he winks, and lets our love become what we receive. “What do we believe”? My words drop frozen before me. We look sadly, as the sound of my voice becomes empty drifting, skating, into this frozen Valhalla, this “land of ice and snow“. We fear not wait too long, for those voices, those seen and unseen, those moving beneath trees, those of a terrible and familiar sum return, and their spirit is not void.
And before us moves that which beholds us, work of our hands, our joined “Hallelujah”, our creation, born from the falling of a celestial sea. And it is what we believe, exactly beautiful, as creation should be.
“What if it should snow more tomorrow”? I ask the question, watching familiars take shape in dancing shadows beneath the watchful eye of Regulus, our moon having decided to wane away. Our snowman leaning forward to hear, his living purpose almost done.
“Then we shall make children”, she laughs, scooping up more snow, and reaching for my pants. – 12.09.2017 – דָּנִיֵּאל
Cute, romantic, poetic, and the best that’s all in you. I love this Daniel! ❤
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Thank you Heather, for me it was a fun write, so happy you enjoyed it. 🙂
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I could tell. 😉 A little whimsical, but in the end happy. ❤ shavua tov!!!
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Familiar with Cameron Pass and winter, and snowman building, and being in love. This was beautifully written..
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Hi Delilah, welcome to my blog. Cameron Pass is the neatest place in the winter time, I am sure you would agree. 😉
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I love your blog, are you in Colorado? I’m in the springs area.
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North of Boulder!
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Such a beautiful place we live.
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Lovely winter tale Daniel, I love all the visuals, and the quote from Cohen fit so well, as well as the music.
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Thank you Dale. I love Cohen’s words, especially these.
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Your piece settled very well with his immortal wisdom.
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Reblogged this on GrannyMoon's Morning Feast.
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As always I’m indebted and appreciative that you push on my ramblings. 😊
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One of your very best. (& Leonard’s)
It’s supposed to snow tomorrow.
I’ll meet you in the heaven’s poem of, within!
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Thank you my friend, I think a day of snow always provides the best adventures. 😉
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It’s the most lovely piece Daniel, it makes me long for the snow. 😉
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Thank you Karen, I apologize for my late reply, we are expecting snow tonight in Colorado.
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❤ "And before us moves that which beholds us, work of our hands, our joined “Hallelujah”, our creation, born from the falling of a celestial sea. And it is what we believe, exactly beautiful, as creation should be." ❤
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Hi Traci, my apologies for the late response. I am happy you liked this piece. Thank you for commmenting. 🙂
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Daniel, please do not worry about the lateness of your reply, I am late to all good things myself. All that to say no worries!
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Well delivered sir! 🙂
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Thank you kind sir, thrilled you liked it!
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Truly was one of your best, and your welcome!
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Daniel, “Snowman” is simply amazing. I have to agree with Resa, it is your best. ❤ Ruby 🙂
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Thank you my friend, That means alot to me! 🙂
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Your most welcome Daniel! ❤
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This was a beautiful poem Daniel, so full of love, and meaning for someone, who obviously means much to you. ❤
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Thank you Anlosa, I appreciate the compliment, and yes she does mean much to me. 😉
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Daniel I have come to appreciate everything that you write but I love your expressions of love for your wife and children the most when you state it in prose. Well done my friend, this was one of your best. 🙂
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Hi Wang, very kind of you to say. I do and appreciate your constant reading and uplifting comments. 🙂
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I am taking a few days off my reading, but still will be on the lookout for your pieces coming through.
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a lovely verse, following on the heels of Cohen, and the finale song by Sia, was exceptional, a trifecta of perfection Daniel.
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Thank you so much Lacey, I really like the work Cohen left all of us to enjoy, and I think Sia is the bomb! 😉
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Daniel, your words are beautiful, flowing like an ancient Nordic love song, I caught the link to Led Zeppelin by the way. 😉 Lisa
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Heh you caught the zep link, and the nordic one as well. I thank you as always for reading, and your obsearvant comments. Have a great day my friend.
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Snowman put me in the best Holiday spirit when I read it this morning, I just had to get back on and re-read it again, and let you know. ❤
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Thank you, Really happy this ptiece put you in the spirit of the season. Thank you for letting me know.
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Your welcome dear, happy Hanukkah!
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Another good verse from your wonderful mind. I loved the entry from Leonard Cohen.
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Hi Erin, Thank you for the wonderful compliment. I am humbled. My apologies for this late reply.
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No problem, Happy Hanukkah to you and yours! ❤
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Really getting me in the mood for the holidays man, good job. Let me return the favor with some very jolly snowmen: https://lordsofthedrinks.com/2017/12/11/11-hilarious-drunken-snowmen/
Cheers,
Micky
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Thank you, I thought the snowmen were cool, and lit. 😉
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Lovely words, with greater meaning, done well as you always do. Another favorite for me Daniel.
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Hi Lauren, so happy you liked this piece. I appreciate your kind compliment.
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Good Morning Daniel, “Snowman” was filled for me with kind ghostly memories, which took me far away to another time, being a young man, and the enjoyment of being in love, especially during a Holiday time. As always my young friend you have posed words that reach both the mind and emotions and take this old man to a better place. Bill
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Bill my friend. My apologies for taking so long to reply. You give me more credit than I deserve with your kind words. But when you tell me my words take you to a better place, I am overcome, and humbled. Thank you Bill!
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Your very welcome Daniel, always my pleasure to read and comment on what you have written.
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Aw what sweet cute poem
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Thank you.. ☺
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