(photograph courtesy of Francletography, ©2011, www.Francletography.com)
Magic, or You Can be Six Again
Outside the window
The pure white mountain
Is calling to us.
I hurry into my coat.
“Come on, Daddy!”
Up the hill we climb –
Sled in tow;
My daddy and I,
Ready to race down
The mountain of snow.
Afterwards
We run inside,
Rosy-cheeked
And laughing,
Sipping hot chocolate
And planning another run.
Jill Elizabeth Arent Franclemont, a former corporate attorney and government relations and health policy executive, walked away (well, skipped actually) from the big-city worlds of corporate and political America and headed for a more literary life (equally challenging, but infinitely more enjoyable). Visit Jill at All Things Jill-Elizabeth and leave a comment about her poem below.
claudia messelodi · 666 weeks ago
RYCJ · 666 weeks ago
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jillelizabethadmin 23p · 666 weeks ago
I actually wrote this one when I was in high school, believe it or not. I was in AP English, working on "Stained Glass", the poetic collection the class produced every year. It is the only of those pieces I'm not embarrassed by today - the others are full of teenage angst and lame attempts to sound pseudo-intellectual... ;)
The picture is actually my step-daughter, taken by my husband. I just love how free and happy she looks, all full of willful abandon and the dangerous excitement of flying. It's the perfect accompaniment to the feelings embodied in the poem.
I hope you enjoy both!
ScarlettRains 52p · 666 weeks ago
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