Saturday, November 30, 2019

Christmas Is Comments

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Crisp as new snow on worn, leaning fence posts on a moonlit night
Soft as the woolen blanket wound around a baby held by carolers
Urgent as the hug between sisters long parted as one steps through an airport crowd
Smooth as hot chocolate when its temperature barely cools enough
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Amir Marandi 01 December 2019

A marvelous Christmas poem. So many events raced through my thoughts reading it. Love it and added it to my poem list. " Laden as the bushes in their heavy gowns of snow, kneeling down to pray" . Beautiful.

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Jenny Kalahar 02 December 2019

Thank you! Interesting and special that you quoted the one line I took from a winter poem I wrote at age 8! My mother had kept a handwritten poem I wrote for her as a young girl, and I found it after she passed away. That single line felt like it needed to be part of a new poem. - Jenny

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Chinedu Dike 30 November 2019

Well articulated introspective piece on Christmas elegantly brought forth in persuasive expressions from the heart. A work of a sober mind. Thanks for sharing and do remain enriched.

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Jenny Kalahar 30 November 2019

Thank you, Chinedu! - Jenny

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Jenny Kalahar

Jenny Kalahar

Washington, USA
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