Christmas Sonnet Poems

With anguished hands, (they lie) his hands in play.
I saw him as a mad, creative type.
In pick of months, his guitar coughs dismay.
The covid creep,...

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One Christmas tree light in a darkened room,
as 45’s spin you grind, shuffle or clap.
Slow drag songs passioned folks with Smokey’s croon.
Tell me now, can...

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John Denver was a fine country singer,
Rocky Mountain High immortalized him,
guitar strummed, sleight of hands, picked by finger,
skilled writer, voice, guitarist, songs, or hymn.

Annie's Song,...

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An eastern icicle seems to impose
as it's dripping down a church tower bell.
Bitter cold made bell and ice juxtapose,
as frost took its toll, now no...

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Frost bites through Kildare's darkness as I trace
Memories of home in hamon's sweet steam
San Fernando's parols paint sacred space
While Dublin's tinsel scorns my distant dream

Mama's...

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Mince Pies for sharing, I’m sure you’ll agree
Evergreen festive lights are a-glowing
Repeats aplenty, our Christmas TV
Recycling bins are all overflowing
Your decorations will brighten the door
Come...

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All was well with heaven. Peace flowed like crystal water streams.
Cries from the earth filled the ears of the Holy Trinity
Love for the humans flooded...

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In my Christmas dream fragile snowflakes fall,
as blinking lights sparkle like twinkling stars;
the flakes start to feel like a waterfall,
and love embraces and true...

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I’ll always remember that Christmas Eve;
That magical evening when first we met.
The picture’s so vivid, I can’t believe
It was thirty-five years ago and yet
It’s like...

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You float in on a late September breeze
with still-warm days and mild, cool nights in tow.
It’s not your way to bring the first hard freeze
before...

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                Oh come, oh come into the darkened night
 ...

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In Christmas's glow, where dreams and joy entwine,
A tale unfolds, of Christ's birth divine.
In Bethlehem's cradle, a babe so mild,
The Savior, Messiah, the Holy Child.

Santa,...

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I wish I will be home on Christmas Day,
To spend the season with my family;
I await grand reunions on our way,
Bonds in prayers, programs with...

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Another Christmas day has come,
Greeted alike in city and slum. 
The King of kings is born on Earth,
To offer the world the gift of mirth....

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The night before Christmas the moon glowed bright 
Children were caroling all through the night 
The elves were still working; making some toys 
For Santa...

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