Grace @ Everyday Amazing
Amidst darkening sky
Cold wind cracks a whip
Rousing black birds to flee
Fluted ash, billowing wings-
Arc of silver from street lights
Cold wind cracks a whip
Rousing black birds to flee
Fluted ash, billowing wings-
Arc of silver from street lights
~0~0~
Snow dust spinning threads
white on white, soft as feathers-
white on white, soft as feathers-
inside, we wax stories: old, new
beside brick chimney
fire settles in our bellies
beside brick chimney
fire settles in our bellies
~0~0~
Early morning mass
I listen to choir in red bows
Incense fills the air
Your words are my candle
Banishing winter darkness
Early morning mass
I listen to choir in red bows
Incense fills the air
Your words are my candle
Banishing winter darkness
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Poetics hosted by Mary ~ We are having a snowy day ~
Wishing you all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays ~ Cheers ~
great last 2 lines...the words being the candles that push back the dark...
ReplyDeletei love how streetlights play in the snow as well...we are getting sleet
and freezing rain today...not as pretty...smiles.
merry christmas grace
Its been snowing here, non stop as well Brian ~ Merry Christmas to you & your family ~
DeleteI enjoyed the idea of 'waxing stories,' Grace. A perfect complement to candle wax. And yes, words can definitely be candles to brighten a cold winter day. Nicely penned, Grace.
ReplyDeleteStories are warming our bellies these cold days Mary ~ Thanks for the lovely prompt ~
Deletethe words being the lights banishing the darkness...love this.. and the early morning mass, listening to the choir is very cool as well... we sometimes go to the midnite mass on christmas...that is magical
ReplyDeleteWe go to mass, the eve of Christmas, that is our tradition ~
DeleteBut Sunday, it is morning that we go ~ Thanks Claudia ~
This sounds like a great blissful Christmas.. the waxing stories to the snow silence outside... very nice.. a Christmas I would enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bjorn ~ Great to do when you are snow bound inside the house, smiles ~
DeleteWords being the candles banishing darkness... wonderful. Very picturesque and festive writing. :-)
ReplyDelete-HA
Thank you ~
DeleteA very vivid set of poems Grace. I particularly liked the last one. >KB
ReplyDeleteThank you KB~
DeleteLoved the close. I can smell the incense and hear the words. Peace to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words ~
Deletewonderful Christmas poem... it has all the elements that are important....
ReplyDeleteThank you Robert ~ Hope you are keeping warm ~
DeleteI was moved by the rhythm, the motion of lines /rousing black birds to flee/fluting ash/billowing wings/
ReplyDelete& reminded that as we move through Advent, & the Yuletide hovers, each of us will find that tea & candle flame moment when we notice the ash bunnies stirred up by chimney wind, spider webs on bird houses, ice-cycles hanging from outside Christmas lights; very nice mood piece here, Grace; thanks.
I was moved by that swarming of black birds as we made our road turn towards the house ~ I told myself, I should capture that ~ Thanks for all the power tweeting and poetic comments Glenn ~
DeleteIt's snowing here and your words are the candle. I am very happy for some familiar and new Grace magic today!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan smiles ~
DeleteWords lighting the way and waxing stories can be fun too. Can't you keep the snow? We get that tomorrow haha
ReplyDeleteNope, you are very welcome to it, smiles ~
DeleteI enjoyed the warm contrasting closing stanza and the idea that words can be candles!
ReplyDeleteCold Cracking Whips, Spinning threads of snow...warming incense....what beautiful, enticing imagery :)
ReplyDeleteGlorious, Grace, and your closing lines are perfection! Happy holidays, kiddo!
ReplyDeletelove this Grace and love when is snowing, here is hot:( but anyway I dressed the house wih Christmas, xx
ReplyDeleteYour words are my candle
ReplyDeleteBanishing winter darkness
Glorious and encouraging words can go a long way in giving that freshness to offset gloomy winter. Truly said Grace! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too!
Hank
I like the stories old and new.....and see several references to light...very pretty
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully vivid, Grace. I especially like the second one. Happy Holidays.
ReplyDeleteloved the threads of snow and words being a candle
ReplyDeleteYour words are my candles
ReplyDeletebanishing winter darkness.
Yes they are
Deo Gloriam
Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year
Love your festive photo, waxing stories, and choir in red bows...celebrate!
ReplyDeletelove love love - that's all I'm going to say - wishing you a Merry Christmas to you and yours Grace.
ReplyDeleteYour name and the name of your blog fit perfectly with this lovely poem- an amazing scene of grace.
ReplyDeleteyour words are my candle.....I feel this so deeply Grace.
ReplyDeleteJoyful holidays for you and yours!
I love the images in your poem and the final 2 lines are superb...and "fire settles in our bellies" wonderful.
ReplyDeletewonderfully caught moments, my favourite is the second one. very warm.
ReplyDeleteLovely thoughts..especially enjoyed the images in the first one..
ReplyDeleteI loved the nature images you painted, especially in the first two stanzas.Beautiful response to the prompt.
ReplyDeleteYou do capture the mood of wintertime and Christmas in these tanka. Lovely imagery!
ReplyDeleteSo much to take from here. The day, unfolding, the events and the reflection! Merry Christmas and happy new year
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely poem Grace, i so relate to the Christmas mass, though in my country the sun comes up very early during our hot summer months.
ReplyDeleteNice images, short and powerful! x
ReplyDeletepure, pristine and arousing magic for my mind's eye~ BEAUTIFUL ! Faithfully Debbie
ReplyDeleteVery nice, so tactile, if I were to catch the first Christmas snowflake on my tongue, it would taste like this reads.
ReplyDeletesuch a festive one, dear!
ReplyDeletevivid, and sharp as a candle casting light against the dark. happy weekend, Grace ~
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