Everyone Writes a Poem about the Winter Solstice
The moon is falling away from the full The axis of the earth will briefly pause Planets and stars align as the Maker wills And we wonder if we can sense our world Our…
Month: December 2022
The Strange Gift
It’s a special gift she told me. Make sure you treat it with great care. Endure it with love patiently. Most people will not understand. You’ll feel like you’re going nowhere, like you’re cycling endlessly …
Sincerely, Cruella de Vil
Dear Santa, I know that the Metropolitan Police has forbidden me from having a pet for the rest of my life, but I think a puppy for Christmas would be just the thing to help…
Who Would Have Thought
Who would have thought That good news could come to us? Lost in the sea of fields Cut off from family, home, faith Doing a job no one wants. Yet meeting angels and being sent…
Sincerely, Maleficent
Dear Santa, For sixteen years I’ve watched with bitter disappointment as every other king, queen, lord, lady, commoner, and fairy has received whatever their heart desired from your great big bag of toys while my…
Christmas Mishaps
By David Glenn It’s probably pretty cliché to say this, but Christmas is my favorite holiday. I grew up loving the lights and magic this season brings, and the spirit I feel is always…
The Dawn Carol
Watchmen! – keep watch for light, Watch on the walls of our land. We long for days of lost sight, Shadowed by death’s dark hand. “Unto you that fear my name Shall the Sun…
Remaking the Queen, Part II – Epilogue: Queen
“The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.” ~G.K. Chesterton Of course it didn’t end there. That was merely the beginning. For the Gentle Queen to be made, the self-centered belle must be…
Dear Father Winter
Dear Father Winter I hope that you are well, and that you are looking forward to the festive season. Thank you for the beautiful apple tree that you gave me last winter solstice, it has…
Can we eat, drink and be merry this Christmas?
A quick google search will reveal that Pope Francis warns us almost every year about the commercialisation of Christmas. This year, for example, he was quoted as saying: “The Christmas tree and Nativity crèche should…