Christmas History Poems

Summon your demons, devils, and wraiths,
visit moments of hurt and loss.
Replay what might have been, wrestle with regrets,
Do “if only” scenes haunt your past?

I follow...

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Star of Wondering

By Mark D. Stucky
Luminous mystery in the night,
      are you supernatural light?
Or a supernova
    ...

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A life in tree-lined poetry

Once I was a cook on the high seas and worked long days
seven days a week; Eater and Christmas meant more...

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OLD AND NEW 2 : BOARDROOM 


Jackal preyed on dimpled dolls
smiling gold on slender wrist
nosing down a slippery path
scowling schoolboy promoted
beyond his mediocre castle


Mammals sat...

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Today is Christmas!
A day set aside
By Christian authorities 
To celebrate the birth
Of someone special 
Whose coming was foretold 
By the prophet of old
To  lead...

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Is it Hanukkah 
Or Chanukah 
Both are correct
It depends if you use the Latin or Hebrew dialect 

Regardless of what you say
The meaning is the...

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Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Regan, Biden 
Sparing a turkey from a Thanksgiving table. The presidential Turkey Pardon

Massachusetts
is a truly historic state.
Indigenous people lived there for
over ten...

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This is the time of the first sunrise
When light self-born came as a helpless babe

With hands to wipe away Mary’s tears
And to wipe away seas...

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dead end street …
mostly elderly when we came
always quiet … 
empty nests side-by-side
aching for spring
but winter came instead
(the winter of life)
friends … good people -
town...

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JESUS
meek, mild
learning, teaching, leading
human, healer; Lord, Savior
loving, redeeming, everlasting
sacrificial, divine
CHRIST

written December 6, 2021...

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The first train in my city called Bytown,
was in 1854 on Christmas day;
some off the tracks would stray,
and of course, there were many a...

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I wanted to write
 The best slavery poem   ever written—
Perhaps win a Pulitzer or Faulkner. 

I had every intention of conforming 
To the...

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Announcement to Shepherds
Luke 2:8-20

Luke: “Nearby shepherds were living in the fields,
Guarding their sheep at night. 9 The Lord’s angel,
Stood before them, the Lord’s glory shone...

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Jesus’ Birth 2
Luke 2:1-7

Luke: “In those days Caesar Augustus declared,
That everyone throughout the empire [Roman],
Should be enrolled in the tax lists [Judah beared].
2 This first...

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Luke’s Purpose
Luke 1:1-4

Luke: “Many people have applied themselves,
to the task of compiling an account of the events,
that have been fulfilled among us [the shelves].
They used...

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