week 481 ~ deck the halls with boughs of holly

deck the halls with boughs of holly
and toast the new year with wassail
in freezing cold come snow come hail
‘tis the season to be jolly
so we gladly take up folly
and for awhile forget our woes
embrace all Christmastide bestows
peace in our hearts and love to give
a host of memories to relive
to keep us warm ‘til winter goes

decima is re-posted from 2011
photo entirely contemporary

week 479 ~ there is a clear beauty in solitude

there is a clear beauty in solitude
moonlight on snow seen through an open door
tonight discovers it needs nothing more
than this peacefully quiet interlude
outside lies a world blanketed in white
muffling sounds holding them close to their source
no one breaks the shaken globe to enforce
schedule idly basking in fading light
pull poetry from dross hum unwritten
tunes give some lost good ideas room to strike
or do nothing if that’s what now feels like
the point is not how much can be stuffed in
reflection allows your compass to find
its own true north and perhaps peace of mind

week 428 ~ there are places I’ll remember

there are places I’ll remember
all my life though some have changed
some forever some for better
there are places I’ll remember
most especially in December
piles of memories rearranged
there are places I’ll remember
all my life though some have changed

week 375 ~ deck the halls

deck the halls
tra la la
what befalls
deck the halls
Christmas calls
humbug bah
deck the halls
tra la la

week 324 ~ it’s Christmas

it’s Christmas
and we love
all the fuss
it’s Christmas
and it’s us
hand in glove
it’s Christmas
and we love

week 323 ~ open the box marked christmas past with care

open the box marked christmas past with care
for childhood joys and missing friends you’ll find
with memories the lost-forever kind
that lie waiting to trip you up beware
or reconcile yourself to linger there
amidst unsorted photos of the mind
and laughter packed in odd-shaped boxes lined
with longing or regret for you can’t stare
them down reliably sometimes they just
wash over whatever happiness you
have since accrued there’s no way to predict
so pause until tears pass away then trust
tomorrow to sweep you beyond conflict
toward dreams love has power to renew

Week 166 ~ deck the halls with boughs of holly

deck the halls with boughs of holly
and toast the new year with wassail
in freezing cold come snow come hail
‘tis the season to be jolly
so we gladly take up folly
and for awhile forget our woes
embrace all Christmastide bestows
peace in our hearts and love to give
a host of memories to relive
to keep us warm ‘til winter goes