Christmas Carpe Diem Poems

When Christmas comes around,
And I am still above ground,
With the prospect of seeing in another year,
Wearing the presents I got this year,
I ask myself given...

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There are two ways to look at Christmas,
Even for those who are not religious,
There is the plus side,
And the minus side,
The plus side is always...

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The day I found out I could re-invent myself,
Was the day I came down off the shelf,
And became, more than just a one dimensional elf....

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your chickpea skin
my willing mouth
the mundane things
we talk about
your shadowed eyes
my bright despair
your barbered mane
my tussled hair
four confused hands
touch in the rain...

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This morning, mid-December sun
 glowed brightly and briefly spun
 as the winds blow in, wild, restless, free,
and off in the distance lingered scenes
 filled by...

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Wear Your Courage As A Glove, Never Fear To Speak

Walk into sunshine with no fear upon your head
cast fear far away, slap back any dread.
Sample...

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A month ago I sat in class
in a New England School for boys
Now, I'm in a bomber group
Adjusting to the noise

I made plans for Harvard
A...

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It's that magical season
Every single year 
When everyone is better
When everyone is happy. 

A tree 
brings together a family, 
Some cookies and some lights
Are make...

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Advent
by
Rick Folker
December, 2017

"... you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake ... the night is advanced, the day is at...

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Going Home
I went home again, at last
   just after the mid March winter blast,
   as many years had slipped into the...

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Shake it Santa 
All that soot
And all that snow
Eat your cookies
Drink your milk
Kiss momma under the mistletoe 
Yeah shake it Santa
For all you are worth
Deliver...

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1. I AM A CHILD OF OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
writing this in deep woods bye candle and flashlight and under attack of course the evil one...

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Blended with fragrances
And the joyful carols,
The con games of children
Looking for gifts full of fun.
Kris Kringle’s cock-and-bull 
Make them rosy and lull.

Adorned houses with odorous...

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