This time of year I find myself looking for resources for Christmas events and services, and I have created some of my own. It seems like a good time to share them!
Sometimes I just like to write about the weather! 🙂
Us Canadians are good at that, it is a common theme and topic for our conversations. And right now, it is very very cold.
So I wrote this:
On a Cold December Morning
We wake in the dark
Early winter morning
As we stare out the windows
Christmas lights blinking
in the shadowed
vapoured mist.
Frost creeping
up those windows
and darkness fades
to muted light
through clouded panes
of glass.
A world of greys
and shades of blue
with glimmering sparkles
of Christmas
It’s cold.
We dress in layers
Wrapping up
warmth
Insulating against
the bite
of winter.
A snug inside day
Hot steamy drinks
And the warm glow
of the fireplace
Cookies in the oven
and the inviting smells
of Christmas.
these are the moments
that make memories
warm and dry
on a cold
Canadian December day.
– Grace Wulff 2016
I wrote this next short poem last year and it is part of my new little booklet: Poetry for the Heart, inspired by the Seasons.
Christmas Comes
In all the hurrying
In all the scurrying
For some even the worrying
Christmas comes.
Right on time.
And as I let go
And shift
From the doing
To the being.
Enjoying the moments
cherishing each one
who enriches our lives.
May the love of Christmas
The hope of Christmas
Bring you peace and joy.
-Grace Wulff 2015
And the last poem I will share here is one I wrote for a Christmas Service:
A Not so Merry Christmas
Touch us from above.
I have blogged pretty regularly once a week, but will take a break now until the new year. So if you receive these posts, I want to extend my warmest greetings through this Christmas Season, and may the warmth and light and love that God brings be very close to you this coming year!
