A Winter's Storm Sparkling Glistening Whirling in small circles The snow ever so gentle Floats from the heavens The brisk cold air Settles in upon you A snowflake brushes by your cheek Tickling as it falls to the ground Millions of footsteps going this way And that way A few lonely ones cry from afar Lost in whiteness The air gets icy and cold Smoke rises from the chimneys The air smells of fresh baked cookies A light glows from a cabin window Where shadows pass Soon the storm will pass and life will continue on -Mia Xuan Ho February 26, 2000

Christmastime Holidays come and go… Christmas though is the one holiday That seems to engulf a person The very best in them comes forth The spirit surrounds you The jingling of bells outside Department stores People hustling and bustling all around Quiet laughter here and there Snickers can be heard from little ones all over Food drives here and there It is the one time of the year Others think of people less fortunate then them Happiness is seen all over as the season progresses Snow peacefully falls from the sky As Christmas eve settles in… -Mia Xuan Ho December 1999

The Chair Sitting Chair....... Here I sit looking out the window... Lost in the warmth of the sun... Thinking of how life's turned about... Remembering that two weeks ago I sit here... puzzled and confused at the things you did... Now I sit here in nothing but happiness and contentment... It's as though I've been given a second chance... You've come back to me... I have nothing to do now but wonder... if you know how proud of you I am... You're my gift from god to treasure for all of eternity... Not to be taken for granted but to be pampered and loved... As you shall do for me... -Mia Xuan Ho- 1999

LOVE Love… So simply said We all long to be loved Sacrificing our own well-being To be held by another To feel the warmth and joy The things we will do for love The deceit, lies and manipulating Just to get that one last hug or kiss Why do we give so much of ourselves? Because love is like a drug Leaving us constantly craving more -Mia Xuan Ho February 26, 2000