augustunicorn
Senior Member
member is offline
![[avatar]](http://poetryinacup.org/images/poempages/avitar.gif "[avatar]")
![[homepage]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/www_sm.gif "[homepage]")
Joined: Apr 2006
Gender: Male 
Posts: 211
Location: Louisiana / USA
Karma: 2 |  | A Snowman
« Thread Started on Dec 11, 2006, 3:19am » | |
A Snowman
by William August Kobs
A snowman stood out in the snow
He had no other place to go,
He didn’t seem to mind a bit
And didn’t even throw a fit.
As chilly winds blew all around
He never once put on a frown,
And never let the truth be told
That he was tired of being cold.
Although that snowman looked real nice
Made out of frozen snow and ice,
He had no fingers and no toes
Only a carrot for a nose.
His eyes were but two coal black lumps
That sat upon his face like bumps,
And for a mouth, a piece of twine
Which formed an upturned curving line.
He wore a hat upon his head
And wore a scarf of black and red
About his neck to keep him warm
So he could brave the winter storm.
As all the shoppers passed him by
He stood there staring at the sky,
He wondered why he shed no tear
And only came but once a year.
He longed to be like all the rest
To wear a festive Christmas vest,
To sit beside a roaring fire
And take a nap when he was tired;
But deep within he’ll always know
A snowman’s place is in the snow,
For if he ever came inside
He’d surely melt and cause a tide.
That’s how it’s always meant to be
A snowman stands for all to see,
And every year when firelights glow
You’ll see him there out your window.
© w. a. k.
|
What is the use of poetry if no one reads it or comments on it --
it just becomes idle words on a page.
-- William August Kobs |
|
nanaursula
Full Member
member is offline
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 147
Karma: 1 | | Re: A Snowman
« Reply #1 on Dec 14, 2006, 3:35am » | |
This is a delightful poem really and the Snowman surely is appreciated by adults still the same like by children. A very sweet story which I like a lot. Ursula
| |
|
puddles1947
Full Member
member is offline
![[avatar]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/avatars/smiley.gif "[avatar]")
Joined: Apr 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 123
Location: Elmendorf, Texas
Karma: 3 | | Re: A Snowman
« Reply #2 on Dec 14, 2006, 4:37am » | |
William what a poem of Christmas, love this line,
That’s how it’s always meant to be
A snowman stands for all to see,
That to me sums up your whole poem, every stanza carries over to the next one, so clear, and concise, with a true Christmas theme...thanks...Roland...
| |
|
augustunicorn
Senior Member
member is offline
Joined: Apr 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 211
Location: Louisiana / USA
Karma: 2 | | Re: A Snowman
« Reply #3 on Dec 17, 2006, 3:04am » | |
Thank you both so much for your kind compliments.
-- w. a. k.
|
What is the use of poetry if no one reads it or comments on it --
it just becomes idle words on a page.
-- William August Kobs |
|
![[Home]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/home.gif "[Home]")
![[New Topics]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/topics.png "[New Topics]")
![[Help]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/help.gif "[Help]")
![[Search]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/search.gif "[Search]")
![[Login]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/login.gif "[Login]")
![[Register]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/register.gif "[Register]")
![[Search This Thread]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/search2.gif "[Search This Thread]")
![[Send Topic To Friend]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/sendtopic.gif "[Send Topic To Friend]")
![[Print]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/print.gif "[Print]")
Author
Logged