Tag Archives: Christmas

christmas village – December 15

12.15.2016 christmas village china setting house, school, church standing inn and fence, skaters and choir, around a wiring tree   and the remembrances of places not really past, yet visioned in our mind’s eye   as where we would have … Continue reading

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black night high stars – December 25

12.25.2015 black night, high stars and more floating floating above fields   of smells and quiet and a young girl’s first birth that was our birth   not so very long ago. ———————–

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in the fields of Bethlehem – December 24

12.24.2015 in the soft night fields of Bethlehem you can hear a baby cry.   ah.   there it is. a young girl’s first.   again. —————-

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gluff fluff – December 23

12.23.2015 big gluff fluff snowflakes disappear as they arrive   warning of odd Christmases to come. ———–

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signals – December 13

12.13.2015 tree lights in the dark signaling   warmth in the cold   for all of us. ————–

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red kettle blessing – December 12

12.12.2015 red kettle ringing waving the bell smiling.   humanity steps by, so many saying thank you for doing this or scrambling in wallets and purses for coins and bills.   old man in aging cadillac shuffles up on his … Continue reading

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Spare infant child – Christmas 2014

Spare infant child symbol enthralled   born without wealth yet giving to all.   How do I love thee speak now my part   give me your grace enable my heart. ————————– Christmas 2014

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presents under the tree – December 23

12.23.2014 presents under the tree. exuberant, bashful, wistful, bright, homely and homing.   quiet surrounds their moment. there is no need to rush the opening   seeing them there under the bearing tree tells its own tale of warming amidst … Continue reading

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training wheels – December 20

12.20.2014 angels and santas on the tree training wheels for believing   that goodness cares, that we’d better not pout or coal in our stocking is a bigger big story   that someone’s taking notes and names that will matter … Continue reading

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tin angel – December 15

12.15.2014 a tin angel dangles from our lampstand clanging in her only clunky way.   small and white, her chipped halo sends a word. grace found here. simplicity.   beauty from a tin can. —————————

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