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Slowly picking sugar plums
as my faith is renewed,
Virgin Mary.
© Sanaa Rizvi

DAY TEN, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.


All poems remain the copyright of individual writers


To this child of light,
I fell hurting myself today
Heal me with your love
© Chelle Angelini


in a manger...
peace amidst the widespread
arms of war
© Willie Bongcaron


What parents knows their
children's destiny? Their love
and trust helps you thrive.
© Susan Chast


nativity scene
old monk on the ladder
fixes a star
© Marta Majorka Chocilowska


morning light -
in The Bethlehem Stable
a new covenant
© gillena cox





Past few days, I didn't see the girl in shabby clothes, always begging for money at the signal.
A lovely smile always reflected on her face, surely not washed from many days, the moment a single one rupee coin landed in her hand. So clear, it meant a world to her. On inquiring, she said, she was happy because on giving it to her mother, she will get to eat her favourite bhakri. One day I asked her, why she was not attending school. She sobbed and in a very sad voice said that her mother was sick and so not working from past one month.
And today while was I wondering how rich brats throw away things, either they don't like them or the best - worst reason being, they are bored of them, suddenly I watch that familiar smile waving at me. There she was, all set to go to school. The girl's mother, now well, managed to get her admission in a nearby local school after getting work at six households.
Yes, a smile waving, dressed in an old school uniform, was the loveliest highlights of my today's early dull, cold morning.

blowing of
harsh cold winds
a miracle enough
to keep hearts
warm with peace
© Mamta Duseja




swaddled with pure love
Jesus in our hearts
eternal joy
© Janice Garey


He told us ten times
she knows the slate should be clean...
we shall not never
© Pat Geyer


Bethlehem too busy
counting citizens...
missed the baby’s birth
© Linda Lee L


baby Jesus
wrapped in a threadbare shawl
stargazing
© Michael H. Lester



on the way
lit by stars
holy crib
© Nicole Pottier


praise be to God!
on us—His favor rests
in a stable
© Ernesto Santiago



THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY TEN
MUCH LOVE
gillena






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