dawn138Dec 24, 20201 minThe world waitedThe world waited Mary shouted Joseph wept Shepherds startled Angels danced Anna rejoiced Simeon prophesied Wise men searched Heaven held...
dawn138Dec 23, 20201 minI have no appetite for politics or religionI have no appetite For politics or religion. The first the refuge Of the power hungry The second for the desperate. I married him Because...
dawn138Dec 22, 20201 minI stand alone as the angelI stand alone. Alone as the angel Gives me as task Of costly obedience Which my love for God Will not make any easier. I stand alone....
dawn138Dec 21, 20201 minThe waiting seems interminableThe waiting seems interminable. I am afraid. She should not Be giving birth This far from home. What if something goes wrong? If I cannot...
dawn138Dec 20, 20201 minIt was a very ordinary nightIt was a very ordinary night. Protecting the flock And domestic concerns My only thoughts. I had no idea That heaven and earth Were about...
dawn138Dec 19, 20201 minSilent night?Silent night? I can’t imagine It was so: Instead The distant murmur from passing crowds; The whisper of Joseph’s anxious reassurance, And...
dawn138Dec 18, 20201 minThe rain falls like tearsThe rain falls Like tears: Sometimes soft but unrelenting, Like the ache of a loss Long ago But never gone: Sometimes harsh and...
dawn138Dec 17, 20201 minThe pain was largely goneThe pain was largely gone: Just a few echoes Like aftershocks From a cataclysm. I held him; Watching each breath; The miniscule rise and...
dawn138Dec 16, 20201 minI thought I knew painI thought I knew pain That night in Bethlehem: Wave upon wave Of unrelenting agony; And the cloaking loneliness As I longed For the women...
dawn138Dec 14, 20201 minA cold coming we had of it “A cold coming we had of it”? Well actually The cold was the least of it. The heat was much worse: Cold you can combat, But searing...