First week of Advent
the new kitten asleep
in an heirloom manger
Wrapping gifts
the preschooler’s questions
about homeless people
Cold
after a year in the attic,
these gold and silver baubles
Solstice
the sunstruck red
of unpicked apples
A plastic crèche
to hold some straw
and the Son of God
Christmas Eve
a fragrance of balsam
as the Story is read
Blowing snowflakes
I search for the Christmas star
and find it everywhere
Snowfall
shapes of children who tried so hard
to be good
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