Snow White~

Alright, this is a song I wrote when I had just begun to learn the guitar from the amazing Laurel Pettersen;) 

I've finally decided to share it on here, so here we go...

Once there was life

And light and laughter...

But now death and darkness reign.

Where is the dawn?

We're wreathed in shadow...

It rains.

Jesus, take these burdens, this sorrow, this pain...

And wash it all away.

Whiter than snow,

Purer than light,

Cleanse all my troubles 

With your true might.

Just as a dove, Lord, pure snow white.

Roll back the clouds 

With holy thunder

And chase death and doubt away...

Gone now, I pray, 

Give me a clear new day.

Jesus, take this storm, the rain, the gray...

And wash it all away.

Whiter than snow,

Purer than light,

Cleanse all my troubles 

With your true might.

Just as a dove, Lord, pure snow white.

Whiter than Snow,

Purer than light,

Touched by your wonder...

Glories bright!

Whiter than snow,

Purer than light,

Cleanse all my troubles 

With your true might.

Just as a dove, Lord, pure snow white.

Freed from the night...

Pure snow white.

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Copyright Hannah Scarlett 2011

Winter Stars~

Glittering, gleaming,

A silver swarm.

Twinkling, dancing,

A frosty storm.

Sparkling stars aloft,

Burning flecks of white,

Strewn across the Heavens,

Silent in the night.

Frost-bitten winter jewels,

Frigid, winking stars.

Piercing the darkness,

As little bright scars.

A frozen swathe

Of milky stardust...

Children of the moon,

Glowing coldly gold-rust.

These cold, magical nights

Can never be marred;

Pure beauty dwells in

The radiant winter stars.

Copyright Hannah Scarlett 2012

Snow~

Tiny white flakes

Fall softy down...

Spiraling, dancing,

Fall to the ground.

Chill Winter morn',

A deep forest scene:

Frost on the earth,

White on dark green.

Sparkling new stars

Glint on dark pines

A galaxy of feathered flakes

Herald memorable times.

Silver ice glitters,

Shivers 'neath sun.

Birds blue and red:

Add these, then done...

A frozen artwork

Of frosty jewels,

Vivid colors on white,

Varied thread spools.

The forest alive

With colors so bright,

Crimson and indigo,

Evergreen, snow-white.

© Hannah Scarlett 2012

Reason for the Season~

Merry Christmas, one and all:)

Snow spirals down

From the night sky outside;

And sugarplum fairies

In the snowdrifts do hide.

Jack Frost skates

On the frosted windowpane,

And Christmas lights sparkle

On each candy cane

That hangs from the garland

Atop the staircase,

And across the room, stockings

Overhang the fireplace.

Gingerbread lingers

Fresh in the air.

Spices and potpourri

Add their own flare.

Tiny lights twinkle,

Strung ‘round the tree,

And soft music plays

Silent Night’s melody.

Pine needles and nutcrackers,

White, red, and green,

But atop the piano

Rests a nativity scene,

Reminding us always

Of the true Christmas reason-

Christ is the center

Of this joyful season.

© Hannah Scarlett 2011

  

The Awakening~

For many long months

The snow has stayed.

Over hard and lifeless ground

It has been softly laid.

Clouds have blotted out

The winter sky,

As gray and dismal days

Have passed, unending, by.

But the wind that blows

Without rest or peace,

Deep within knows

That soon it must cease.

As the grass reappears,

Conquering its snowy oppressor,

The cold will fall back,

Growing steadily lesser.

The sun calls out new life,

His rays warm and coaxing;

Spring is free of strife,

So hope-giving and inspiring.

The clouds fade and flee,

Winter; so forsaken...

The air carries the scent of flowers,

Spring; life will awaken...

 

© Hannah Scarlett 2011