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                      December 14, 2024
                      Consider Mrs. Claus - Paula Frew - Christmas Poetry - over image of hand of someone in Santa style garb, grabbing a candy-cane stripe colored mug from a plate with cookies
                      Published by Paula Frew at December 14, 2024
                      Categories
                      • Christmas
                      • Holidays
                      • Poetry

                      Consider Mrs. Claus

                      Let’s take a moment to pauseand think of poor, old Mrs. Claus.She once was lively and youngand had difficulty holding her tongue.At times she herselfwas quite […]
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                      December 12, 2024
                      Weaving Lace - Necia Campbell - Christmas Poetry - glowing Chrismas balls with red ribbon
                      Published by Necia Campbell at December 12, 2024
                      Categories
                      • Christmas
                      • Holidays
                      • Poetry

                      Weaving Lace

                      Our memories are fickle thingsthat time disintegrates;we’re left with snapshots that we stringtogether, weaving lace. The tightest loops play back with ease,releasing dopamine,evoking whiffs of deli […]
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                      December 11, 2024
                      Tart covered in fruit on a colorful placemat on a table - Text: The Christmas Debate - Linette Rabsatt - Holiday Poetry
                      Published by Linette Rabsatt at December 11, 2024
                      Categories
                      • Christmas
                      • Holidays
                      • Poetry

                      The Christmas Debate

                      When I was littleLike the little ones here todayI used to wish that Christmas was everydayCouldn’t wait to see what recitation I had to sayAnd the […]
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                      December 20, 2023
                      holes in the stockings, a Christmas poem cover image with berries, holly, greenery, stockings, and ornaments
                      Published by Sue Cook at December 20, 2023
                      Categories
                      • Holidays
                      • Poetry

                      Holes in the Stockings

                      When did life change? When did I need to start selling heirlooms to buy oxygen? When did Christmas become poems and paper?
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                      December 2, 2023
                      Holiday delights title plate, image of food for Christmas
                      Published by Sue Cook at December 2, 2023
                      Categories
                      • Holidays
                      • Poetry

                      Holiday Delights

                      The landfills cry out as last year’s gifts reach them. The Earth is dying from the waste! Abandoned toys weep as they melt into mush.
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                      December 25, 2021
                      snow aurora borealis
                      Published by Sue Cook at December 25, 2021
                      Categories
                      • Holidays
                      • Poetry

                      Christmas Waltz

                      Tonight is the night for mystery, and joy I wander alone to the cove of pine trees Bedecked in white sparkling gossamer...
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