We are overdue for a poem this year in this space. How about two poems for the day? The first was written for today by Megan Brett, and the second comes from our friend Karen from Tennessee. Karen usually sends poems from other authors, but this one she wrote.
I like both of these a lot. Take each word a few at a time. Go slowly. May you enjoy your winter day.
Seventh of January
By Megan Brett
The wise kings have come and gone,
mistletoe and pine are down from the doorway,
and the tree, poor thing, sits outside in the cold,
nature-bare and free of its holiday dress.
The clay creche has been careful wrapped away,
and the angels have come off the mantle.
All the sparkling trappings of Christmas
gone from the house
(but not, says the hopeful Spirit, from our hearts).
33°
By Karen Claussen
lazy
flakes
of
snow
as
big
as
dreams
are
falling
ever
so
slowly,
and
I
jogging
in
the
park
with
my
dog,
am
made
witness
to
the
covenant
that
life,
despite
its
cold
its
chaos
and
its
brevity,
is
still
something
of
a
miracle
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