Whispers of Rain on Christmas Day
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The sky unwraps a silver veil,
Each drop a hymn, so soft, so pale,
As rain begins its tender play.
It drapes the earth in crystal lace,
With every bead, a sweet embrace,
A gentle calm on Chr...
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Categories:
caroled, happiness, imagery, rain,
Form: Rhyme
Tree Lighting
...I joined the crowd last night to watch
The local Christmas tree
As it officially got lit,
A lovely sight to see.
Although it’s not my holiday,
The festiveness appealed
And as the neighbors ga...
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Categories:
caroled, appreciation, tree,
Form: Rhyme
Dont Settle For Fools Gold
...For god so loved the world that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV
…the great street of the city was of pure gold,...
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Categories:
caroled, bible, christian, sin,
Form: Didactic
Epitome
...His life was marked by infinite strides,
Breakable down into a chanted psalm;
And a doleful hymn after psalters' word,
Plus a petition to bid the kingdom come.
Keener listeners his recitals ...
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Categories:
caroled, allegory, allusion, character,
Form: Ballad
April
...Birdsong caroled dawn
Sunny daisies, tulips blush
Watercolor skies...
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Categories:
caroled, april, flower, morning, spring,
Form: Haiku
Cookie Cutters, Hot Cocoa, and An Angel
...It’s been a while since the Christmas of my youth.
Some things it seems have gone away -
Cookie cutters, hot cocoa, and an angel
are three not with me today.
Yes, Mama would get her cookie cutt...
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Categories:
caroled, christmas, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Santa's Elves
...Santa’s Elves
At twelve the "ELVES” helped SANTA CLAUS.
They packed wrapped TOYS in their new SLED.
Thick snow draped WINTER FAIRY LAND.
The view from Heaven was quite grand.
New snowmen poppe...
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Categories:
caroled, childhood, christmas,
Form: Free verse
Rhythm and Rhyme
...Rhythm and Rhyme
When rhythm and rhyme... join together,
Crafted are dynamic… poems and songs.
By blending the beat with harmonious words.
Creative works of art emerge, that never sound wrong!
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Categories:
caroled, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
We Caroled the Night
...august moon
appeared
the thorn birds
in flight sincere
we caroled the night
still come to rest
to catch our breath...
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Categories:
caroled, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Happy New Year
...Halleluiah choirs of Christmas gone
Are fading with the passing year
Pray, remember those no longer here
Praise life with gleeful, New Year songs
Your heart be light, with Langsyne cheer
New c...
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Categories:
caroled, seasons, new year,
Form: Acrostic