Christmas Magic

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Can you recall a time of great delight? Have you thoughts of your sweetest memories? Real life festivities on which to write, I do- it was a day of misery; See mother leaving had turned my world gray, To me Christmas had lost joy and meaning; Mother took all the joy she had that day, And all I have left is this sad dreaming; Still- my heart and soul fills this time of year. My Christmas tree was bright but I was dark, And oh mom, could you see my falling tear; Getting on knees to pray I heard a hark, Inside my room a glow was shimmering. Can you believe mother was glimmering ! __________________________ December 4, 2015 Acrostic/Sonnet For the contest, A Christmas Sonnet/Acrostic Sponsor, Andrea Dietrich Sixth Place

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Skat A

Date: 12/25/2015 2:37:00 PM

BROKEN, Congratulations on your win :) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! SKAT

Constance La France
Date: 12/25/2015 3:21:00 PM

Skat thanks for the congratulations and merry Christmas to you

Rob Carmack

Date: 12/24/2015 8:46:00 PM

Constance, this poem is my favorite from the ones I have read in this contest. If we are lucky, we are born with a full glass, but time evaporates the water. Congrats on your win.

Constance La France
Date: 12/25/2015 7:17:00 AM

Rob, thank you for that lovely comment, and the congrats, yes my life started perfect, but tragedy and death has been my shadows, but somehow, here I am a survivor, with a glass almost full ~

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/24/2015 4:27:00 PM

the story in this poem was SO YOU, Constance. Your rhyming is getting better and better!! And the iambic was not bad! BIG congrats to you! Merry Christmas, my friend.

Jan Allison

Date: 12/5/2015 2:27:00 PM

Christmas has lost its magic for me Broken Wings - I can relate to this so much - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx7

Constance La France
Date: 12/6/2015 3:42:00 PM

Jan, I understand your pain, thanks for visiting

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/5/2015 7:45:00 AM

- A great sonnet - Touching and slightly sad ("To me Christmas had lost meaning and joy" .... I feel the same after my mother died) - I wish you a peaceful weekend, B.W. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Constance La France
Date: 12/6/2015 3:44:00 PM

Anne-Lise, thanks for visiting, each year I think it will be better but it isn't