Snowflakes
by Sam Carter '18

I got all that I asked for; 
No one knows why I'm blue.
The only thing I missed off
My Christmas list was you.

You made me see in snowflakes, 
You made me dream out loud.
You helped me block out all
The selfish Christmas sounds.

But you are not here with me;
The blizzard was too strong. 
When you sing Christmas carols,
I cannot sing along.

My dear you are a snowflake,
Sent from Heaven above.
Brave, unique, enduring all,
How do you do it? Love.

And while I cannot hold you,
As we lay by the fire,
Every time I see snowfall,
I'll know that God conspired

To have me reach out my hand
And catch the falling snow.
And as I saw your beauty,
He made me say, "hello."

We only shared one moment;
You melted just like that.
But that one moment saved me.
How can I get it back?

Now whenever I see snow,
I cry a bit inside
Because I loved my snowflake
But never said goodbye.

So I will always reach out,
Hoping to slow time down,
So I can see your beauty,
And help you stay around.​