DSA 2004 WINTER LYRIC CONTEST
3rd Place 

SNOW ANGEL
(c) 2003 SaraLee Rehkopf 

Verse 1   

I read your name carved in stone,

My tears turn to ice as I stand alone.

It’s silent here with snow so deep,

A soft white blanket where you sleep.                      

Remembering how we used to play,

I made a snow angel where you lay.

Blue shadows lengthen, it grows late.

Knee deep I wade toward the gate.

Climb:

With one last look before I go,

I see two angels in the snow.

Chorus:

I can only stand and stare,

At those snow angels lying there.

Mine so tall with wings spread wide,

And yours not even half my size.

Verse 2:

The answer’s plain for now I see

The memories are mine to keep.

Of toboggan rides and carols sung,           

Snowflakes melting on your tongue.

How you threw with all your might,

To win in all our snowball fights.

Your laughter tinkling like a bell,

Big blue eyes I loved so well.

Chorus:

I can only stand and stare,

At those snow angels lying there.

Mine so tall with wings spread wide,

And yours not even half my size.

Verse 3:   

Now I know that once love starts,

It’s always here within our hearts.

A part of you is here with me,

I smile and feel a sense of peace.

I breathe your name into the air,

And like frost crystals, it hangs there.

My heart is lighter on this day,

That God let you come out to play