HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY

 

UNICORNS CELEBRATE ST. PADDY'S DAY

Jack Frost threw

a party last night,

thousands of diamonds

sparkle on my lawn.

Whipped cream covers

the limbs of dogwoods,

marshmallow clouds

float through sapphire skies.

My tea kettle hisses,

I sip spiced-apple cider

and hang a shamrock

on the frozen window

flickering with snowflakes.

Winter takes her last stand

and carves ice sculptures

as tulips shiver in the wind.

I huddle under bundles of blankets

and dream of unicorns

wearing emerald shamrocks

on horns glittering with gold.

                    --Brenda Kay Ledford

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