Snapshots of Happiness

Snow white as angel wings
Sprinkles the barren earth
Skeletons of trees
Warmed with an icy blanket

Serenity over the glade
Two pairs of footsteps
The only movement
In this living portrait

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Bolt upright
Race down endless stairs
To the foot of the Christmas tree

Standing tall in the living room
A glowing beacon of childhood wonder
And promise

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Furtive glances

An exchange across
A crowded classroom

Your eyes catch my own
For only a second
Before darting away

I smile a slight smirk
As you look back and giggle
Silent on opposite sides of the room
Anxious for the release of the bell

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Cotton clouds
Drift aimlessly
In sapphire skies
Making endless shapes

Me and you
Paint endless dreams
In the azure expanse

As we lay content
On the emerald grass

Hands clasped