Indescribable Feeling

Finally the car halted to a stop. I swung the door open and flew out in anxiousness. My mother and I joyfully pranced down the streets, blanketed with snow and swarmed with last minute shoppers. My wondering eyes gazed at the sparkling, platinum Christmas lights dangling from the maple trees aligned on the sidewalks on both sides of the street. I could feel my heart rapidly pounding harder by every second. I took a deep breath of the icy cold air, thick with the acrid aroma of pine from the surrounding wreaths and Christmas trees. As we made our way across the busy street, I firmly squeezed my mother’s warm hand. My heart began to warm as I continued to look around at the friendly smiles of every passerby. Carolers all around us sang melodious Christmas songs. Their heavenly voices softly sung the sweet words of “Silent Night” that resounded in my head for hours. Laughing children skipped past me as they held hands and swung their arms back and forth. They were bursting with anticipation as they jolted to the toy stores with their half eaten candy canes. Their wide smiles were stained with the red and white candy. My stomach began to dance as I saw kids with frozen red cheeks staring through windows of stores in awe at toys that lay beyond the glass. The kids were nearly drooling on the window as they stared at the Barbie dolls, porcelain dolls, and doll houses. G.I. Joes, and transformers that were in the display case. The glow of the shiny untouchable toys reflected in the children’s eyes. The rich fragrance of fresh gingerbread and cinnamon hung in the air, making it hard not to drool all over ourselves. The delightful smell enticed my mother and I to stop for a snack. We walked over to a little coffee shop on the corner of the street that looked like a cozy cabin. The blazing fireplace relaxed everyone inside and when I walked through the door my heart started to slow to a normal rate. Everyone in the coffee shop seemed to be glued to their seats. After we grabbed a gingerbread cookie and a steaming cup of hot cocoa we took a seat near the warm fire to defrost and felt completely peaceful as are bodies began to form to the seats. After finishing off the last few cookie crumbs and the last sip of hot cocoa it was time to jump back up and continue on with our shopping. It wasn’t long before my heart started to jump around at a rapid pace again as I saw the glittering white Christmas lights and shimmering snow glowing in the dark of the joyous night.

Christmas Time

The aroma of cinnamon and gingerbread lingers all around
I look out the window to see the glistening snow
The beautiful white blanket shimmers on the ground

Christmas lights glimmer at every house in the town
The Christmas tree sparkles and on top rests a bow
The aroma of cinnamon and gingerbread lingers all around

The crackling of the fireplace; oh how I love that sound!
I gaze out the window with my face aglow
The beautiful white blanket shimmers on the ground

The cookies for Santa turning golden brown
They bake in the oven as I eat the dough
The aroma of cinnamon and gingerbread lingers all around

I make the snowman’s head nice and round
I place on the eyes made out of coal
The beautiful white blanket shimmers on the ground

The feelings of joy and bliss abound
The peacefulness within me will only grow
The aroma of cinnamon and gingerbread lingers all around
The beautiful white blanket shimmers on the ground