dawn138Dec 6, 20211 minI AM CHRISTMAS DAYOne small infant poor and frail two thousand years ago could be a million miles away. One rough stable meagre shelter from the night....
dawn138Nov 29, 20211 minHow the Light ComesDark Door Handle By Pexels on Pixabay I cannot tell you how the light comes. What I know is that it is more ancient than imagining. That...
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...
dawn138Dec 13, 20201 minAmid the gathering darknessAmid the gathering darkness - Deepening steadily As the chill intensifies – The last few rays Battle for supremacy Knowing they must, For...
dawn138Dec 13, 20201 minI had a choice that dayI had a choice that day: Listening to the empathic wailing Of the women At my husband’s wake, Feeling the deadness In my chest: Too much...
dawn138Dec 12, 20201 minIcy despair grips the landscapeIcy despair Grips the landscape. The once refreshing White expanses Are now dreary: Endless uniformity, All hint of texture Or colour...
dawn138Dec 11, 20201 minAt first I was amusedAt first I was amused. Mystic visitors, I was told, Bringing offerings. At last, I thought, my fame had spread. Amusement though Was...
dawn138Dec 10, 20201 minI cannot sayI cannot say If it was the leaving Or the arriving Which was more unsettling. Leaving: With all its uncertainty Abandoning the familiar,...
dawn138Dec 9, 20201 minWhen the darkness is deepestWhen the darkness is deepest Hope will be born When the ending seems endless Hope will be born When the world is despairing Hope will be...
dawn138Dec 8, 20201 minThere is an inevitability about dawnThere is an inevitability about dawn. No matter how dark the night: Disturbed by the seeming reality Of dreams and nightmares Or the...
dawn138Dec 7, 20201 minThey always say the mother-son bond is specialThey always say The mother-son bond is special. I don’t know I’ve loved every one of my children Boys and girls It felt no different. But...
dawn138Dec 6, 20201 minWhat could express this cold wind of betrayalWhat could express This cold wind of betrayal Lacerating my soul As everything in me reels At her words? What could express All my dreams...
dawn138Dec 5, 20201 minAdvent isAdvent Is a time Of stark contrasts. Eager-eyed children (of any age) Await their gifts with fervent expectation: others anticipate...
dawn138Dec 4, 20201 minA grey dawn emergesA grey dawn emerges From the icy obscurity Of a seemingly interminable night: Delicate pink hues not strong enough To breach the dreary...
dawn138Dec 3, 20201 minHe standsHe stands Betrayal reflected in his unshed tears Incredulity etched across his pain-lined face. He had not seen this coming. Everything...