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End Day - The Twelve Days of Christmas;
The Twelve Days of Christmas; Collaboration - December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009
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ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
A kiskadee-
the leafy twig in its beak
swaying with the breeze
-Gillena Cox; TT
the ongoing light
of twelve votive candles
Happy Birthday Jesus
-Mary Davila; US
there was a king born
in a stable in Bethlehem-
He still reigns
-Gillena Cox; TT
Long trek for Magi
Gazing on the Young Child there
The Gift that will last
-Quentin Clingerman;US
a New Year-
the same resolutions
about old dreams
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
artificial tree
asleep in its coffin
I ponder once more
the promise of Christmas
bestowing resurrection
-Reason A. Poteet;US
late entry added Jan 6th
fresh snow smeared --
nativity lights
-Tyrone McDonald; US
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ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
mistletoe and balloons
a house illuminated ~
lingering Yuletide
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
tinsel glitters
in a discarded tree
city sunrise
-Bill Kenney; US
tractors~
first week of January
clearing landslides
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
January rain-
Santa's reindeers still lit
now misted
-Gillena Cox; TT
the meltdown:
emaciated Santa
handing out iou's
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
huge star of David
on a puny Christmas tree-
Beetham gardens
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
caroling
from star to star
angels
Mary Davila; US
the midnight hour
strains of Auld Lang Syne-
new challenges
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
nine ladies dancing
for Christ has turned our weeping
into boundless joy
-Reason A. Poteet, US
first day of the year
the ice fisher wears
a new cap
they (the ice fishers) make a hole into the ice of a lake and then they try to catch some fish
Angelika Wienert;DE
first rain-
the sound of a drizzle
on new year's morning
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new year-
the same old sounds
fireworks
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Parang CD-
we celebrate the season
from twenty years back.
-Vaughn Seward; CA
stories retold-
a saviour of humble birth
Jesus
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Babe still awakes
In the town of Bethlehem
Awaiting Magi
-Quentin Clingerman;US
lights everywhere-
Christmas tree in the Square
children's eyes sparkling
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
(there is one addition at DAY ONE-Christmas Promise and one at DAY SIX)
evenfall-
faces of angels in
the cirrus
-Gillena Cox; TT
a sweet smell
of ham and black cake-
carollers singing
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new mode of travel
Port of Spain to San Fernando
water taxis
-Gillena Cox; TT
three wise men
came to witness a king
born in a stable
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
(re: 6 Six days in which God created the world)
empty universe
now filled with stars and planets
I AM rests observes
-Michelle Angelini;US
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ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line
re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old
didn't yet know his name.
they knew he would come
Their sins were
a harbinger
of His birth and death.
He descended from
kings and commoners to-
a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation
still singing lustily-
a child is born
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
in the homes
of many children-
blessed toys
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
creche-
a child stares
moving even closer
-Gillena Cox; TT
creche
Shepherd
re the 4 Gospels
four who know His life
write of His healing
forgiving sins
lost sheep
now find Jesus
-Michelle Angelini;US
belated Santa
shows up at the mall...
children screaming
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
snowbirds waiting
by the empty feeder —
winter thunder
-Curtis Dunlap;US
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ON THE THIRD DAY OF CHRISTMAS
filling
a grey morning sky-
bird whistles
-Gillena Cox; TT
parang music
spreading the good news
from house to house
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS
no year-end bonus
on this Boxing Day
feeling the crunch
a caring St. Stephen
blesses the unemployed
-Reason A. Poteet, US
wrapped in swaddling-
the baby
Jesus
e-card 'The Ultimate Gift'
-Gillena Cox; TT
the infant
bringing the light
to a world of darkness
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS
The Night Before
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (vs) & Janice Thomson (jt)
Winter bedtime —
the last child tucked in
for the night. /vs
Rising smoke from chimneys — /vs
distant mountain veiled in fog. /jt
Blazing fire —
children's gifts wrapped between
sips of cocoa /jt
-Vaughn Seward; CA
-Janice Thomson; CA
A babe in a stall
The odor of hay and straw
Redemption is born
-Quentin Clingerman; US
ponsettias abloom-
the choir sings clad in white
and red
-Gillena Cox; TT
Christmas Promise
Christmas morning
a promise and then lots of
rain for thirsty plants
Christmas promise video
-Shanna Baldwin-Moore; Hawaii
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All poems in this Christmas sequence are the copyright of the individual writers and should not be reproduced without their permission
WRITERS: Angelika Wienert; Bill Kenney; Curtis Dunlap; Gillena Cox; Janice Thomson; Keith A. Simmonds; Mary Davila
; Michelle Angelini; Quentin Clingerman; Reason A. Poteet; Shanna Baldwin-Moore; Tyrone McDonald; Vaughn Seward
EDITOR/CO-ODINATOR: Gillena Cox
PHOTO: Poinsettia by Gillena Cox
The Twelve Days of Christmas; History Meaning Symbolism
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