A Merry Christmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year
Welcome to the Twelve Days of Christmas: A Collaboration
December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009
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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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The Twelve Days of Christmas; History Meaning Symbolism
All poems in this Christmas sequence are the copyright of the individual writers and should not be reproduced without their permission
