Mistletoe Memories

mistletoe memories 

i am dreaming of candycane kisses.

of peppermint lips and teas and 

cinnamon scented skin gliding 

against pine smelling sheets.

flickering flames lighting porcelain 

limbs, tied together 

like tangled strings of popcorn 

and twinkling tinsel. 

hot cocoa warming pale palms, 

sweetening gingerbread tongues

and whipped cream teeth.

snowstorm silver eyes locked together,

red ribboned passion 

engulfed 

by the ghostly green of the christmas 

tree, swallowed by the bright, 

burning scent of a blown out match. 

as a foggy twilight finally filters

through frosted window panes, it 

is a happy new year, indeed.

Photos by Rosa Martinez, poetry by Stephane Mohr.