Tag: Christmas Poetry

Tanka by Carol Purington

On a drift of air
that circles the globe
from heart to heart,
continent to continent –
words of a carol

By Carol Purington (1949 – 2020).  All Rights Reserved.

From Christmas Tanka by Carol Purington, a post from December 23, 2017. Carol and I corresponded for years, and she enjoyed being a part of our blogs.

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IN HIS PRESENCE By Carol Purington

Today I am reading IN HIS PRESENCE: A Collection Of Psalms, Hymns, Christmas Carols and Spiritual Songs, By Carol Purington. A wonderful and beautiful book.

Please see Three New Books by Carol Purington at Woodslawn Farm “A Seventh Generation Family Farm in Colrain, Massachusetts” for more information.

the light is shared

light shines
through one window
and falls on the wood
frame of another
the light is shared

I wrote this poem yesterday, as part of my post Christmas Songs at POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN.

You may also enjoy Quiet Christmas Poetry, which is a site and large print chapbook.

SEASON acrostic poem

S  ilence
E  nlivens
A  nd
S  olitude
O  pens
N  ew thoughts

To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose
under the heaven . . .

Ecclesiastes 3: 1 (KJV)

SEASON is one of the poems from Quiet Christmas Poetry, which is both a site and a large print chapbook.

Incarnate Word by Charles A. Waugaman

Icon, image,
Portrait,
Scope.

Substance, promise,
Mirror,
Hope.

Christ holds Love,
Peace, for
All.

Earth, universe,
Palace,
Stall.

The painting and poem are by Charles A. Waugaman (1932 – 2010), from a Christmas card he sent years ago. The date on his card is November 5, 2002.

His poem was published by Time Of Singing, A Journal Of Christian Poetry. Winter 2006/2007.

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