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Open Poetry #17

From The Soddy Diary 1870

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0 posted 2001-12-17 08:02 PM

From the Soddy Diary 1870

Once again the Christmas bell
Rang o’er the crisp and frozen dell
Blue eyes held fast light of green
Two gazed upon their Christmas scene

Children snug ‘neath quilts of warm
Safe from ever-present harm
Father hugging mother near
The sound of love within her dear

Gingerbread scent filled the room
The smell of jam set with bloom
Tomorrow the house would be so gay
With children’s smiles on Christmas day

Candles flickered low this night
Christmas spruce held ribbons bright
A whisper “wait” from lips so near
“for one more gift, this Midnight Clear”

A shawl around her narrow frame
He called, “come”, and then her name,
She stood beside him outside their door
Her heart then filled with light, and more

For there upon the white-scaped scene,
A beautiful star to fulfill all dreams
“God looks down from high above,
and blesses me with your ever-love.”

A gift more pure one cannot buy
As her green met his blue eyes
As their lips met in warmth to meld,
This Christmas theirs, in two hearts, held.

~*~

Merry Christmas to All from one of Then
Keep close stories of Where, and When

©Karilea Rilling Jungel
17 December 2001

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1 posted 2001-12-17 08:17 PM

Oh Karilea...I love this so much! The gift of 'ever-love.' How wonderful, and I love this era you write about so vividly.
Hugs to you and thank you for this keeper! Nancy