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AFTERNOON RAIN

Rain interrupts a quiet January day.

All that a narrative is left to say.

Only it's one poet's thinking. 

On an afternoon that's raining.

No cloud bold enough to defy

The downpour of a sky 

Be it nineteen twenty three

Or twenty twenty three

© gillena cox 2023

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POPULAR HOLIDAY GREETINGS from HERE

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A merry heart does good like medicine. - Proverbs 17:22

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Count your blessings and embrace the joy of the season.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

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Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. - Luke 2:14

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May God bless you and yours this Christmas and always!

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May your heart be filled with all the joys of the season.

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Peace. Love. Joy.

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The greatest gift of all this holiday season is a loving family and close friends.

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Wishing you every blessing as we celebrate the birth of our Lord.

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Wishing you love, light, and laughter for Christmas and the New Year too!

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Wishing you the happiest holidays and a wonderful New Year in 2023!

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Gift a child one of my books for Christmas

 [books by Gillena Cox available online from amazon dot com]

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What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.

--Agnes M. Pahro

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.

--Bernard Manning

When we remember a special Christmas, it is not the presents that made it special, but the laughter, the feeling of love, and the togetherness of friends and family that made that Christmas special.

--Catherine Pulsifer

More quotes from HERE from 110 Best Christmas Quotes That Capture the True Spirit of the Holiday

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[Vintage Santa from google]

RIGHT TIMING

Santa comes

at the stroke of midnight

to eat cookies and drink milk

ho ho ho he laughs

patting his fat tummy

all the children all over the world get toys

because they love him

and he loves them

his timing is precise and exact

like sunrise sunset and solstice

© gillena cox 2022

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 PEACE FOR EARTH

Let the sparkly Christmas tree;

Busy shoppers at the mall;

All be a delight to me.

Voices of angels heard on high;

Angels atop the Christmas tree;

Sing of God and love.

I will lend ear to mountains in glee;

Be drawn to miracles of manger;

Respond at this majesty;

With longing for reign of peace.

Now, let's bauble every Christmas tree!

© gillena cox 2022

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St Lucy – bringing light into the darkness.

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Our prompter today asks Give her a poem about light.

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i only today realized that my numbering of posts from 975 was

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[image courtesy dVerse]

A SWEET LITTLE TALE

Wind at the window pane. 

Wrapped in cellophane. 

Sweet;

With a little heat. 

That gives you a hint. 

It is a ginger mint. 

The little cellophane square; 

Leaps into the air. 

Out the opened window. 

Oh was a show. 

Like a butterfly in flight.

© gillena cox 2022

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A WISH FOR SNOW

Books can open a door which swings;

Letting in longing for winter things.

Wishes are the wings of children;

That transport then though hidden.

If they are lucky enough they know;

They can leave their footprints in the snow.

 A WISH FOR SNOW  © gillena cox 2022

NOTE #Zuri is my granddaughter now 10 years old October 2022

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