Cold Sugar Plums
A poem about sweet, yet tainted holiday treats.
Once purple, now blue–
deep and saddened, crisp with shards
of Blue Christmas tears.
About the Creator
Madison "Maddy" Newton
I'm a Stony Brook University graduate and a communications coordinator for the NYS Assembly. Writing is one of my passions, and Vocal has been a great creative outlet for me.
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