The Twelve Days of Christmas 2011-12

image from Alex Serban, he says that in Romania, this is the Santa Flower - (Craciunita)

MERRY CHRISTMAS this is the FOURTH YEAR'S celebration OF 'The 12 days of Christmas at Lunch Break' Thank you for celebrating with me

All the prose (ie. story of) 'Anansi and The Twelve Days of Christmas' © gillena cox 2011

DAY FOUR DECEMBER 28TH 2011


Anansi showered, shaved, and got himself dressed for church; then went downstairs to meet Mrs Anansi and the children.They passed through the garden, to get to the garage. Anansi's eyes rested just for a split second on the vibrant red poinsettias and he sighed.
" What's wrong Anansi", his wife asked, and he replied "nothing, everything is alright; lets be on our way, to listen to the Word at church".
A few blackbirds were busy pecking on the pavement, and Mrs Anansi resumed her humming/singing "on the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to meeee...four colly birds...three french hens...two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear treeeeee" .

--Meanwhile in Romania as reported by Alex Serban

at my window
frost-work
and Santa flower



--Also in Romania as reported by Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

Christmas tree -
the rest of the house
so empty...



--And in Germany as reported by Ralf

breakfast
the twins' parents
ask for white christmas



--And in Australia as reported by Comrade Harps

country town main street
cars pass towards the cemetery -
Christmas morning



And in the USA as reported by Dian Mayr

chur-r-rt chur-r-rt
the jollity of sparrows
in the winter sun



And in Canada as reported by Lorraine Renaud

Blackbird walks
next to snow
on dry grounds


Many religious observers ascribe the four calling (colly birds - blackbirds) as symbolic for The four Gospels

more about The 12 days of Christmas
Listen to the Carol here

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OTHER INTERESTING LINKS
Listen to Lennox Grey - Around The Christmas Tree
revisit The 2010/11 Celebration Finale here