I am excited to share great news! DiVoran is gifting us this Christmas with 12 days of Christmas poems. Be sure to stop by everyday for her newest poem. If you enjoy them feel free to share on your Facebook or with friends, just make sure DiVoran is credited as author. Enjoy~Rebekah
The Electric Candle
As I write
A flickering light,
A light for night
Comes on my sight
A lovely wreath
Surrounds a sheaf
Of many leaf
And fond belief.
A candle flame,
Of high acclaim,
Always the same
Declares His name:
Jesus.
Come let us adore Him.
Food for Thought
Pumpkin pies and fruitcakes too.
Tell me what I’m gonna do.
Cookies oh, so eat a lot.
Open presents on the spot.
What is Christmas all about?
Jesus’ birth…so sing and shout.
Stumpy Saves the Day
Our yard…our joy, and pride.
Filled up with weeds: we cried.
Stumpy was on our side
But we thought Stumpy died.
When Stumpy comes on back
In his old Cadillac
He still retains the knack
Of blazing trails and track.
Our family comes…each one
We celebrate the Son.
The joy, the gifts, the fun,
Christmastime in Christendom.
Dateline Florida December 18, 2013
A small girl, in green, scooters past our house, on her way to school, with her pack on her back.
Six kids play a complicated game of tag, on the lawn, under a palm tree, until it’s too dark to see
A shiny red and white bike, a gift from her parents, waits in our shed, to go under the tree, for the ten-year-old who lives across the street,.
A Salvation Army man stands outside Wal-Mart, next to his red kettle, and invites a boy to ring the bell.
The Key
Tim and I look for presents.
Mom says she hid them well.
Dad knows where the presents are.
But, Dad will never tell.
We just keep on looking,
Found a suitcase under the bed,
The gifts must be in there
Anyhow, that’s what James said.
The key is on a ribbon
Mom wears it on her chest
We’ll try to get it later
We will do our best.
Later
While Mom was in the shower
I finally got the key
I put it round my neck
And now it’s wearing me.
Mom said, if I open the case
She will have to cry
I give the key back, right away
‘cause, if I see her cry, I die.
The Lutheran Choirmaster at Christmastime
His choirs grew smaller
And then smaller yet
He wears a toupee
He tends to forget
The church’s organ
Took money and tears
The organ is new
But it’s been here five years
He loves his music
Singing thrills him as well,
He knows his composers
And will willingly tell.
He sings with gusto
And resonant voice
Leads eighteen carols
All of his choice.
Joy to the world, now
We sing out our song
And though we’re not Lutherans
We know we belong.
The Feast
Peel potatoes, boil them too
Mash them up, make gravy goo
Cake anyone? There’s the flour
It will only take an hour.
Now we have a culture shock
Turkey/ cranberry in a crock
Pumpkin doesn’t have its crust
As a family we all adjust.
Passing the Cemetery on a Winter Day In Florida
Driving down Highway One,
Coming to the cemetery
We see a grocery cart piled high with stuff,
Occupying the sidewalk.
Not Christmas gifts, just who knows what–
Somebody’s treasures,
And there, sitting on a low wall
That faces the busy highway,
She sits in coat and headscarf,
In the gentle sun, contentedly,
Resting, and reading her newspaper
Dateline Flanders, December 24, 1914
Cold night, starry night,
Not a solider here in sight.
Trenches dug as deep as graves,
No one stirs, and no one waves.
Suddenly from out the dark
Comes a candle like a spark
Set upon a small pine tree
Lighting bold and shining free.
German sign ‘cross no man’s land
A song rings out, a friendly hand.
Sunrise comes, thus ends the night.
“You don’t fight. We don’t fight.”
Daylight now, they bury dead
Not in trench, but grave instead
Then the boys share gifts of food
In Christmas cheer and kindly mood
And then a bit of playful rest
The touch of Life, a game of zest
Until the Brass Hats get the word
Oh, no, they say, it’s too absurd.
Get back to work and shoot some more
Peacefulness is such a bore.
The Christmas truce comes to an end,
Millions dead before the mend
In the spring red poppies grow
Around the crosses, row on row.
We’ll always have the wars you see,
But Peace has come for you and me.
Taste and See
By DiVoran Lites
Pumpkin Pie
Fruitcake too,
Tell me what
I’m gonna do.
Cookies, oh, so
Eat a lot
Open presents
On the spot
What is Christmas
All about?
Jesus birth,
So sing and shout.
The School Program
We’re here at the fifth and six grade concert. They have an orchestra, a chorus, and earnest young teachers. The chorus sings, “Felice Navidad,” and claps. Granny claps, too, enjoying the rhythm. But the lovely teen is sooo embarrassed. Toddler climbs from teen’s lap over granny to mom’s lap, where he will wiggle and squirm to avoid sleep until the concert is over.
Oh, holy night. Oh, fleeting time.
Thank You
Comestibles at Christmas
Why do I love coffee?
Why do I love tea?
Why do I eat chocolate?
Anything wrong with me?
The Lord gave us these tastebuds.
He gave us things to eat.
He tell us to investigate
The bitter with the sweet.