The 12 Days of Christmas Sequence 09-10

DAY 12 - TWELVE POINTS OF DOCTRINE IN THE APOSTLES CREED


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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the twelfth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

midnight ushers in
Christmas day
beat of tassa drums
--gillena cox; TT
first posted on FaceBook Dec25th
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a toddler rocks
her new dollhouse baby . . .
the empty manger
--Mary Davila
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Christmas is
a time of miracles--
birth of Christ
first posted to words flow and stuff 24Dec 2009
--gillena cox; TT
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three wise men find
the light of the world...
a lowly stable
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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twelve days
after Christmas the moon
still blooming
--Tikkis, Turku, Finland
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traitor double agent
his work
faithfully foretold
+ posted as a comment
--comrade harps; AU
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the eleventh day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

snow capped Mt Fuji
arrives on a post card
a new year greeting
-- gillena cox; TT
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travellers in the night
in search of the Prince of peace...
star of Bethlehem
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the tenth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

joy and praise
to the king of love...
light of the world
--Keith Simmonds; TT

the furl of carnations
bunches of paper pinks
for a doll’s tea party
-- gillena cox; TT
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the ninth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

season of Christmas --
friend greetings
after quite a while
-- gillena cox; TT
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a bright star
shining over a stable...
the Savior is born
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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walking the aisle
to a new life
the bride’s tears
-- gillena cox; TT
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gradations of red . . .
a sight of hope
for the New Year
--Gabi Greve; JP
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longsuffering -
life is
too long
+ posted as a comment
--comrade harps; AU
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the eight day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

sleeping undisturbed
cardboard encircling
a homeless man
-- gillena cox; TT
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Icicles
at the window eave -
first sunrise
--Magdalena Dale; PL
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the sun is rising anew
from the snow-covered horizon;
red-crown cranes dancing
--Taro Kunugi; JP
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season of Christmas --
friend greetings
after quite a while
-- gillena cox; TT
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Happy New 2010
--Sakuon Nakamura; JP
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the seventh day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

sacred flesh
and the blood of –
vegetarians are the devil’s work
+ posted as a comment--comrade harps; AU
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Christmas eve ~
church overflowing with
once-a-year christians
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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scent of incense
lingers in the chapel...
Christmas morning
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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choir practice
preparing wedding songs for
their celebration
--gillena cox; TT
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the sixth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

from the dust
in his own image--
a creature flawed
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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the breath of life—
in each creature great or small
a life force
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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year ending
the blue moon a bright moon
a flat grey sky
--gillena cox; TT
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on a hot sunny day
rain showers--
season of Christmas
--gillena cox; TT
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massive Christmas tree
lighting up the village:
carols everywhere
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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up and down
the Christmas tree
a glass angel
--Jacek Margolak; PL


♪ ♫•*¨*•on the fifth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

homes and gardens lit --
that magical feeling of
Christmas now abounds
--gillena cox; TT

falling from grace—
the begats, the garden…
the human struggle
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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a litany of faults—
teach us how to live
fruitful lives
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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forgetting this is winter
the green lace
of christmas ferns
---Cindy Tebo; USA
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parang music
mingling with calypso ~
carnival fever
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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outlined in frost
the red leaves of autumn
have yet to fall
---Cindy Tebo; USA
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a reader agrees -
too many books on the same subject
confuse
--Blogarian
+posted as a comment
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the fourth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

each word weighed -
memory and translation
paraphrases
+ posted as a comment
--Comrade Harps; AU


the followers,
Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John—
weaknesses revealed
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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listen—
hear their stories . . .
read their words . . .
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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words from Luke’s Gospel --
lights from the Christmas tree
and shards of sunlight
--gillena cox; TT
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paranderos
belting out their songs:
birth of a king
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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The songs in our hearts tell us about peace!
Angelika Wienert; DE
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the third day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

trust in the word--
without doubt the sun will rise
and set each day
*
always a light
glowing through the darkness—
Hope
*
bearing gifts--
the moments that touch our hearts
with lasting love
*
cornerstones--
Faith, Hope, and Charity,
the foods of life
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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a grocery bag recycled--
lunch
is sent to a stranger
--gillena cox; TT
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Santa comes to town...
starry-eyed children
tear open their gifts
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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her gift
again -
another
--Comrade Harps; AU
+ posted as a comment
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while I
unravel the fairy lights
his shining
--Ralf Bröker; DE
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the second day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

the flight of doves—
ancient and new stories
generations tell
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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senior citizens
listening to parang music...
ham pastel and rum
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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stories of wonder,
something old and something new—
the songs of life
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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invited to a Boxing Day bbq
she feigns
a migraine
--Comrade Harps; US
+ posted as a comment
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roar of motorbikes --
Santas dip into their BIG
yellow plastic bags
--gillena Cox; TT
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A day after Christmas --
Santa Claus
unemployed
--Juhani Tikkanen, Finland;
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♪ ♫•*¨*•on the first day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

blush of ponsettia
wishing you a
Merry Christmas
--gillena cox; TT
this haiku was first published on my 2009 haiku picture post cards~***~

Circling Evergreens
Christmas day echoes
Carols of God
--Lorraine Renaud; CA
+ posted as a comment
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true love—
the enfolding embrace
of man, earth, and air
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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mistletoe
upon every door...
love in the air
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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children laughing,
their stockings overflowing--
an empty saucer
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
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Christmas morning
the cat plays
in the cardboard box
--Michael Baribeau; US
+ posted as a comment
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unravelling
fairy lights with my son
roast goose's smell
--Ralf Bröker; DE
+ posted as a comment
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breakfast
and all day
lunch
--Comrade Harps; US
+ posted as a comment
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Christmas morning...
children rushing under
the Christmas tree
--Keith Simmonds; TT
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Partridge peers around
A light snow covers the ground
No pears on the tree
--Quentin Clingerman; USA
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Awaking on Christmas
Remember why He came here
Celebrate His birth
--Michelle Rose; US
+ posted as a comment
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Thanks for making this celebration a success
--gillena cox; coordinator - The Twelve Days of Christmas at Lunch Break

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