The Avalanche Had Begun

as the stars turn pink

frozen pines lift skyward

and all you have is your breath

between laughs and smiles

with snow crystals melting

off lashes like tears washed Jesus’ feet

jump in the bank

to make snow angels

no snow kokopellis

proud and indented

his friends became mine

for a very short time

on the ride down his mountain

it wasn’t long enough

the mountain ended deep

in wooded valley

with steep sides

and frozen mind

in that time

after his time

had passed

the unforgiving plows toppled sign after sign

i thought that was funny

why put up a sign just to have a snowplow push it over?

the two sat like divas

awaiting a caravan of treasure

“here we are…grab your own bags”

and the slow tumbling could be heard

a rumble in my gut

a year before he fell

the avalanche had begun

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  2. I just had a fun thought.

    People pledge to walk their dogs a certain distance each week.  They submit their stories and photos, other people can donate to peace projects based on how many people walk their dogs how many miles.

    A lot of dogs aren’t getting enough exercise, that causes them to get grumpy.

    A lot of humans aren’t getting enough exercise, that causes them to get grumpy.

    Killing two birds with one stone…priceless.

    It would be easy to set up in blog format, or just have people register here and add Walk Your Dog For Peace to the tag line.

    If anyone else wants to run with this while I work on the vets project please feel free.

    Of course, it is 2:38 in the morning so this could be a really bad idea, I won’t know till tomorrow.

    • RiaD on December 14, 2007 at 14:33

    it set off an avalanche of emotions in me…

    • kj on December 14, 2007 at 17:38

    a year before he fell

    the avalanche had begun

    gave me chills.  Beautiful, nlob!

  3. glad you shared this with us. Tom.

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