Their names are at the bottom of this post.
Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Forest Snowman”— by: rob kistner © 12/17/23
R eally not a fan
of winter things
I get the cold weather blues
badly
when it’s cold
I’d like to die
…not really
but maybe…
if I had a river
I could skate away on
I could feel better
but with my luck
I’d probably fall in
and be trapped under ice
oh yeah —
and a long december
forget it
all through the frozen nights
I hear the hounds of winter
and their blood curdling howling
next morning
their footprints in the snow
only serve to remind me
we’re trapped
soon to be snowbound
in the bleak midwinter
I get so depressed
it’s usually a blue christmas
but maybe
if we make it through december
I can let it go
after all
I’ve got my love
to keep me warm
for a cozy little christmas
and the snowfall
is beautiful and —
I believe in father christmas
perhaps this year
it can actually be
a wonderful christmastime
Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Christmas Bells”
by: rob kistner © 12/17/23
so let the bells ring-out
for christmas now
at the closing of the year
I think I’ll make it
a very merry christmas
and a happy new year
let’s hope it’s a good one
without any fear
*
rob kistner © 2023
Poetry at: dVerse
Poetry at: Poets & Storytellers
* 28 musical artists whose song titles and/or lyrics featured in this poem
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Counting Crows
Queen
The Moody Blues
Muddy Waters
Bill Monroe
Merle Haggard
Billie Holiday
Faith Hill
Idina Menzel
Billie Eilish
Lindsey Sterling
Sting
Metallica
Moby
Ariana Grande
Joni Mitchell
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Manhattan Transfer
Donald Fagan
Hans Zimmer
Greg Lake
Toys Chorus
Katy Perry
James Taylor
Wendy & Lisa
Seal
Elvis