Tag Archives: christmas

morning poem, December 15, 2017

Posted on December 15, 2017 by labeak52

Brittle cold The songbirds fold The fields are silver The forest old . Nothing bends Not even wind All quiet now All gathered in . The frozen line The naked vine The empty lane And icy shine.   Copyright 2017

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What’s So Good About Christmas?

Posted on December 13, 2017 by labeak52

    I have a Jewish friend who is raising two young daughters right here in middle America.  Matters of religion are a bit unsettled in his house.  His wife isn’t Jewish, but doesn’t seem to be particularly Christian, either.  … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Post

Posted on December 24, 2016 by labeak52

Today, Christmas Eve, it looks like the early-morning mist will last all day. It’s quiet, the rain drizzles, and traffic on the road outside is slow.  I look out at the two magnificent black oaks in my neighbor’s yard.  They … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, December 15, 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 by labeak52

The winter light is white Not the yellow honey of summer But ice bright It shines across the frozen grass Blades upright, stiff as soldiers And plasters the east-facing walls Clean and cold. copyright 2016

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Morning Poem, December 19, 2015

Posted on December 19, 2015 by labeak52

Winter Day   That night he awoke and saw a half moon amid long, white clouds That had soaked up the moonlight and themselves glowed in the night sky Like soft, white firelogs Like luminous dirigibles There was snow in … Continue reading →

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Voices III

Posted on July 8, 2015 by labeak52

Our first Christmas together was in 1951.  I’d been working at the plant for eighteen months or so.  Had already got a raise.  We’d been married since June.  What’s that – six months?   We didn’t have much, looking back on … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Poem, December 15, 2014

Posted on December 15, 2014 by labeak52

Christmas Day Christmas is morning bright and joyful. . In a living room strewn with opened boxes and gifts of every description A young boy meditates: This is more than I expected more than I asked for and better, in … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, December 15, 2014

Posted on December 15, 2014 by labeak52

    Christmas Eve   Christmas is night dark and silent. The silence in the stable then the darkness broken by a flickering torch. The silence now in the suburban streets the darkness broken by twinkling, electric lights Every car … Continue reading →

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