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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, my dear friends!
At this holy feast let's hold out hands!
Let’s think and dream of the best!
You are all my dearest and blessed.
Without you I can’t imagine my life,
And with you I can stand any strife.
Long awaited Christmas has come!
For me and you it’s a true momentum.
The holy star, my friends, has lightened,
The whole world for us has brightened.
The star’...
Thursday 26th December 2013 10:44 am
Winter's Song
It starts as nothing more than air.
The curl of frozen breath or a
hint of smoke collapsed on the wind
icing latent tress laid bare.
Carried through winter's dark womb
of hard silver frosts. Muted snow
a million silent lights, sharp
in the stiffening cold, a harp-
song of hope. Until suddenly
it's obvious. Obvious like
the moon, full on a cloudless night,
through t...
Wednesday 25th December 2013 1:05 am
Christmas
It was Christmas Eve in the Abbey
And we sat on pilgrim pew
Tomb- hedged by The Oppressed
Or History’s Victors blessed.
The candles were all flickering
On martyrs at their rest
And the politics of certainty
Cast shadows at my feet.
The heavy door gusted open
Like musket- hammered wood,
I retraced intent to keep the warmth
But turned at frosted breath.
The...
Tuesday 24th December 2013 11:01 pm
CHRISTMAS IN LONDON TOWN
Christmas can be many things to many people & its most feared aspect is probably the way
it can emphasise loneliness or want. My message is "be positive" & grateful for what you
have, whether it be the company of family, friends or just your own. God Bless Us All!
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I'm meeting the brother this Saturday
When he arrives at Water...
Thursday 19th December 2013 4:03 pm
CHRISTMAS SNOW - 2013 and beyond
A re-post (slightly altered)...inspired by- and dedicated to - all who cannot be at home for a precious time of the year but who are always there in heart and mind.
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CHRISTMAS SNOW
At home the Christmas snow is falling
I see it clear so far away
I hear the happy voices calling
See the children at their pla...
Sunday 1st December 2013 4:37 pm
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