Sugar Cookies and Cedar Logs
Holiday Reflections in Verse Poem
baking the cookies, then frosting them too
crispy brown sugar thins, easy to chew
stars and snowmen, and powdered sugar balls
fragrance filling all the home's halls
little cheeks and noses are red
outside in snow piles and their sled
cedar logs crackle and snap
Mama wraps presents, and Papa naps
snowflakes fall gently in a minus-ten-day
the kids aren't worried and continue to play
finally, the sun sets to a moonlit sky
and Papa places the tree's angel up high
all gather around and sing some tunes
until carolers arrive with some background croons
the day was long and merry
and now the adults sip sherry
telling the children to head to rest
so they can be ready for Santa's best.
Copyright © 12/8/2024 by Andrea O. Corwin
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Comments (24)
Love this, Andrea! Congratulations!!
Look who placed in the challenge! Congratulations, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Andi! The possibilities abound!
Congratulations, Andrea! Can’t believe I missed this one, but what a delightful first read to enjoy on Christmas Eve!! Cheers!
Beautiful work! Congratulations on placing!
This is wonderful...had me from the first line and imagery and your rhymes and flow throughout the poem are just sublime. Well done and glad to share the winner's circle with you, Andrea!
Yippee!👏🥳 Congratulations 🙌. A delightful poem with rhythm & rhyme to celebrate the season. My favourite part is: “ Mama wraps presents, and Papa naps snowflakes fall gently in a minus-ten-day the kids aren't worried and continue to play finally, the sun sets to a moonlit sky and Papa places the tree's angel up high all gather around and sing some tunes until carolers arrive with some background croons”. It’s a ‘cool’ 27 degrees C inside at the moment, here in Oz.🤗
loved it and Congratulations!
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations on Runner Up - Well Deserved!!
Yay! Congrats 👏
I love the magic and whimsical nature of your poem. Congratulations, Andrea, on placing in the challenge with this amazing bit of holiday poetry.
This puts me in the Christmas spirit!
Fun and such warming memories
I would love those cookies!
A lovely vision of Christmas, Andrea.
Omgggg, I need those cookies in my mouth! Hehehehehhe. Loved your poem!
Heartwarming and wholesome! This was beautifully done, Andrea! Get into that Christmas spirit! 🎄🌟💓
Lovely seasonal poem
This is beautiful. I was smiling all the way. Well done.
Right in the holiday spirit. Well Done!!
Mouthwatering good memories, Andi! Loved your poem!
Such a nice poem, Andi! Puts holiday spirit right at the door.
Nice poem :)
Something to keep us all in the Christmas spirit. Good work.