Mistletoe

And what is in a bland 
year
that a great moment 
could not obliterate…

the value of a lifetime
without a season of proximity
shared…?

as one thimble of seawater
passed between us
can be a voyage toward
wondrous eternity
when hearts are righted
and divine charting
full sail 
at the steer -- ?

We talk of the toast
into tomorrow
while letting the dear drip
pour away

limiting prayer
to future morning cadence

giving not enough deference
to Loving Presence attended…

Kiss me!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023


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Date: 12/22/2023 1:03:00 PM
Christmas and New Years with the stability of keeping love alive. This was a very fine poem.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/23/2023 12:46:00 PM
Thank you, Hilda; wishing you and yours a very blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!
Date: 12/21/2023 12:58:00 PM
I hope you get plenty of kisses my friend.. very nicely done, as always..
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/22/2023 12:13:00 PM
Thank you, Si; can't get too many. Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed holiday!
Date: 12/21/2023 5:22:00 AM
Much enjoyed this invitation to love, Joe.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/22/2023 12:14:00 PM
Wishing you arms full of love, so much you have to share. Blessings my friend. Have a wonderful holiday.
Date: 12/21/2023 3:23:00 AM
- A wonderful poem, Joe :) - Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones :) - hugs
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/22/2023 12:15:00 PM
Hi Anne; thank you. And a very Merry Christmas for you and yours. A sleigh full of blessings.
Date: 12/20/2023 4:11:00 PM
Especially love verse 3, Joe! A fun one to read…a thimble of seawater passed between us! Merry Christmas, dear one!
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/22/2023 12:19:00 PM
You can take the sailor away from the sea...but the sea never far from the heart. love the ocean! Blessings my friend. I pray a delightful voyage for Santa and His flying Fleet.
Date: 12/20/2023 3:30:00 PM
A kiss can be a prayer on the lips too, nice one Joe
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/22/2023 12:20:00 PM
May you pray long and deep with your loved ones, for surely love is salvation for self and the world. Blessings my friend. Have a glorious Holiday!
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