Joyous Christmas

Evergreen pine adorned like lace          
Tassels of joy, warming an embrace                   
Streetlights in gold beam all around;
While snowflakes tap a Christmas sound.
Neighbors knock with pastries and wine
Mother sets table, eve divine!
Greetings of peace we all bestow
While angel on tree sheds her glow.

Kin huddles where a manger dwells
To lift dreams,” Praise Emmanuel”
A night of magic when choir-boys sing, 
“Joyful thanks for Your christening.”
By midnight we open each small gift
Wonders excite , hearts are adrift;
Till pillows hush delighted eyes
Dad in red costume laughs, "Surprise!"





Christmas Contest of Gail Doyle
by nette onclaud
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 1/31/2014 1:35:00 PM
Done perfectly again...congratulations nette...a big winner to me..you are well......perfect....
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Date: 1/15/2014 9:26:00 PM
This is lovely, Nette. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
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Date: 1/14/2014 9:23:00 PM
Beautiful expressions on the Christmas magic and congrats on the fine win, nette
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Date: 12/14/2013 12:50:00 PM
Christmas Magic indeed!! so very creative..I like this poem of yours friend Nette. thanks for passing by..everything is fine here..Advance Merry Christmas to you and to your family. God bless you always. hugssss ;)
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Date: 12/11/2013 4:30:00 AM
Very nice flow and rhyme in this one. Great work as always.
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Date: 12/9/2013 7:47:00 PM
Thank goodness for poets and poems like yours. They arouse in me the Christmas spirit, which I thought dead, judging by my reaction to the holiday's early commercialization, black Friday madness and cheap holiday trim everywhere.
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Date: 12/7/2013 12:19:00 PM
Wonderful poem on Christmas magic !Enjoyed the read very much Nette!
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Date: 12/7/2013 9:19:00 AM
Oh, what a phantasmagoric Christmas eve when the best in Man awakes and lights future's expectations of a dreamy world! Magical verse, dear Nette!
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Date: 12/7/2013 6:10:00 AM
This Christmas poem is exceptional Nette ,going to my fav. love it. A real winner. Anne
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Date: 12/6/2013 11:49:00 PM
You have expressed perfectly the magic of Christmas within this lovely write my friend! My heart is aglow with the joys of the season after reading this incredible poem ! Thank you for lighting up my heart my friend! Great Work!!
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Date: 12/6/2013 4:04:00 PM
A very charming poem for Christmastime! I love the flow of the words, and the rhyming was great, too. I really enjoyed reading this one today. So well done, Nette! I wish you the best of luck in the contest!...Thank you for the wonderful comments on my latest poem. I appreciate it very much!
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Date: 12/6/2013 1:28:00 PM
Enjoyed this one today..It is so soft and warm about the Christmas season..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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Date: 12/6/2013 1:19:00 PM
magically crafted piece a delightful read
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Date: 12/6/2013 11:53:00 AM
OH ME! What a euphoric scene you painted here. You had me glued throughout, and what a surprising end it is.Vivid imagery with a beautiful flow, Nette.Your brilliance shines!Thank you.
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Date: 12/6/2013 8:49:00 AM
Did you mean choirs instead of choi? I think this piece is so pretty and could be a Chrismas Carol. A big Christmas hug to you.
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Nette Onclaud
Date: 12/6/2013 11:36:00 AM
yipers, thanks rich.. it's fine now..:)
Date: 12/6/2013 7:27:00 AM
Such excitement & serenity in these lines!!!!!!!! You make me want to create a setting involving a fireplace w/a bucket of Hot Cocoa and music from Michael Jackson & Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas music playing in the background, while I wear some ugly Xmas sweater just because. =D Wonderful job!
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Date: 12/6/2013 7:13:00 AM
I like how you captured both the religious and earthy aspects of Christmas joy. What is going through the minds of children in this season brings a childlike regale all through this delightful poem. Magic for all seasons, queen of verse, Nette.Soup mail.
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Date: 12/6/2013 6:55:00 AM
- Joyful thanks for your lovely poem, Nette ! - - - Surprise !!!!! just me :))) - Luck in contest!!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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