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The Snow Globe
- The Snow Globe -
A tiny snow globe in a child's hand, to them a universe holds,
Where snow falls upon a land untouched by time and age...
And in that instant, imagination's power ever swiftly enfolds,
Entrapping us in a fairytale world, like birds in a gilded cage.
Happy to be held by the spectacle before us, we do not care,
About the worries of life around us, which towards us stare.
Similarly, I long to be held by the eyes of a beloved lady fair,
Who would have the power to captivate me beyond compare.
Am I, then, like a child for my blind faith in the power of love?
Let it be so, for in my innocence my spirit soars like a dove.
Shall my wings enfold her, when she comes unto my side...
Into the world of my snow globe, where a castle does abide.
What lies within that castle, are the delights of every era...
And nothing of the evils, which have befallen across all time.
So unlike the world we live in, this sadly tormented Terra...
More like unto a line of poetry, some very treasured rhyme!
I see it in my soul, as I hold the sphere and gaze within it,
A world all our own, to which we can fly and, together, flit.
Perhaps only in imagination this world can exist this real...
But it can live forever in our hearts if, therein, we do seal.
Thus locked away inside our souls, the magic shall endure,
And we can go there anytime, winged, to that kind shore.
Like angels we can sing the praises of the love we know,
If you would love me, despite wither the wind might blow!
Let the winds of the world blow as they may; they are little,
Merely phantoms without form, compared to mortal hearts!
Like words without meaning, or an answer without a riddle,
They cannot touch us, falling like so many arrows and darts.
When we shake the snow globe, it causes the snow to fall...
So who shakes the world, toppling those who stand so tall?
Trust in the hand that made all things, and in love believe...
That such a power will not offend, but every trouble relieve!
Every world is a snow globe and every god the holding hand!
Each dwelling is a castle, as the universe was first planned.
We have the power to make it magical so why not use it so,
To build a greater dawn for all, a fantasy where all may go!
A tiny snow globe in a child's hand, to them a universe holds,
Where snow falls upon a land untouched by time and age...
And in that instant, imagination's power ever swiftly enfolds,
Entrapping us in a fairytale world, like birds in a gilded cage.
Happy to be held by the spectacle before us, we do not care,
About the worries of life around us, which towards us stare.
Similarly, I long to be held by the eyes of a beloved lady fair,
Who would have the power to captivate me beyond compare.
Am I, then, like a child for my blind faith in the power of love?
Let it be so, for in my innocence my spirit soars like a dove.
Shall my wings enfold her, when she comes unto my side...
Into the world of my snow globe, where a castle does abide.
What lies within that castle, are the delights of every era...
And nothing of the evils, which have befallen across all time.
So unlike the world we live in, this sadly tormented Terra...
More like unto a line of poetry, some very treasured rhyme!
I see it in my soul, as I hold the sphere and gaze within it,
A world all our own, to which we can fly and, together, flit.
Perhaps only in imagination this world can exist this real...
But it can live forever in our hearts if, therein, we do seal.
Thus locked away inside our souls, the magic shall endure,
And we can go there anytime, winged, to that kind shore.
Like angels we can sing the praises of the love we know,
If you would love me, despite wither the wind might blow!
Let the winds of the world blow as they may; they are little,
Merely phantoms without form, compared to mortal hearts!
Like words without meaning, or an answer without a riddle,
They cannot touch us, falling like so many arrows and darts.
When we shake the snow globe, it causes the snow to fall...
So who shakes the world, toppling those who stand so tall?
Trust in the hand that made all things, and in love believe...
That such a power will not offend, but every trouble relieve!
Every world is a snow globe and every god the holding hand!
Each dwelling is a castle, as the universe was first planned.
We have the power to make it magical so why not use it so,
To build a greater dawn for all, a fantasy where all may go!
Published 29th Dec 2012
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31st Dec 2012 2:00am
1st Jan 2013 5:32am
So good to hear from you again, dearest Grace! I am happy you are back with us.
I'm glad you loved my poem and worry not sweetie, all your poems are magical and wonderful too. You are a gifted poetess, a dear friend, and a great human being. I'm proud to call you my friend.
Love and Light! :D
I'm glad you loved my poem and worry not sweetie, all your poems are magical and wonderful too. You are a gifted poetess, a dear friend, and a great human being. I'm proud to call you my friend.
Love and Light! :D
11th Dec 2022 3:38am
This poem was so pretty! I love snow globes a whole lot, Kara... It's like you knew. I'm just kidding about you knowing! Unless somehow you did, I mean Sibyl did say you are magical and all. But wow, this poem really put me in the holiday spirit very much! Now I want to go shake my mom's snow globe and sing some Celtic Christmas songs. They're my favorite kinds of Christmas songs, by the way! But yeah, my mom has this really super pretty snow globs that has a dragon inside of it and green snow, with a castle too. It always makes me imagine that I am in a fantasy world when I play with it, so this poem really, really hits home for me totally. I'm so glad I found this one on here tonight! Can't wait to read more.
11th Dec 2022 8:31am
I am pleased that you enjoyed this poem of mine! It was one of my more beautiful and magical ones, in the way that children might thus enjoy reading. It came from out of my own inner child, and so it is a delight for me that it found its' way into your heart. I also adore snow globes! I used to have a Star Trek one with a Klingon Bird of Prey spaceship inside of it. Instead of snow, it was made to look like it contained stars. But that got lost when I was still in my twenties, although I had plenty of other different types of snow globes so the loss of one was not too big of a thing for me. I also have a great and tremendous love for Celtic Christmas songs and for Celtic music in general. They just have so much more life to them than regular plain old (and rather boring sometimes) Christmas music! Your mother has fantastic taste in snow globes. That reminds of one I used to have as well, though mine had a dragon claw base and did not have a castle inside of it, just a dragon. I love fantasy in general, as well as science fiction and a bit of gothic horror such as stories about vampires, werewolves, and pretty much anything by Anne Rice. In my opinion, her vampire tales are the best there is. I am happy also that you discovered this poem! That it delighted you so much, delights me even more. :)
11th Dec 2022 8:03pm
Snow globes are just so much fun! I love collecting porcelain dolls too, and those small little child Barbie dolls cuz I think they're adorable. Oh, I love fantasy also! It's my favorite genre other than science fiction. I like vampire stories too, but so far I've only read Dracula and a cool fantasy take on a vampire story called I, Strahd. They've got me totally hooked on vampire stories though! I plan on reading Vampire of the Mists next. That and I, Strahd are part of the Ravenloft series of books. Mom says that those books are great for younger readers like me since they're not super scary or too bloody or anything. They're just fun to read! I have been sneaking a bit and reading my sister's copy of Interview with the Vampire though. I like it a lot! Anne rice is awesome, and has a really romantic style to her work that appeals to me a lot. I don't think my mom realizes how mature I actually am. It's awesome that you like Anne Rice too! At least I can talk about stuff like that with you. That makes me happy!
11th Dec 2022 8:56pm
I love the Ravenloft novels too! They have kind of a fantasy-oriented take on the classic movie monsters vibe to them. Interview with the Vampire is my favorite Anne Rice novel of them all! It was probably the pinnacle of her entire Vampire Chronicles series, and it features in it one of my favorite vampire characters of all time, the child vampire Claudia. Outside of her vampire novels, I also loved her Servant of the Bones novel quite a bit, it was an interesting take on the whole mythos of the Djinn. Or as they are more commonly called, Genies. I am happy to learn that you have a more mature sort of mind when it comes to reading! I matured young when it came to my reading tastes too, so that's something else you and I share in common. Feel free to talk to me about stuff like that as you desire to! I will always be someone you can talk to about anything.
11th Dec 2022 9:51pm
I haven't finished reading all of Interview with the Vampire yet, but so far I really, really like Claudia a lot! I like that she has a doll-like look to her too, she's really different than adult lady vampires like the ones in Dracula. The idea of a kid vampire is not something you hear about a whole lot, at least not in a more serious kind of way. So Anne Rice is kind of unique when it comes to that sort of idea. Like, she doesn't turn Claudia into a joke and she lets the reader really understand her, feel sorry for her, and even empathize with her. That's what I like the best about Claudia as a character! She isn't a one-dimensional creature of the night, but comes off like a real living (or unliving) and formerly breathing person. Oh yeah, I will be sure to always come to you when I need to get something off my chest! You're wonderful, Kara.
