HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

TO

POETS EVERYWHERE.

 

WISHING YOU PEACE, HEALTH, PROSPERITY

AND JOY IN ALL THAT COMES YOUR WAY.

Empty Seats - a poem by Bud Skinner

Empty Seats

No more candy or toys neath the tree.
 No more magic from Santa to me.
 As a child his arrival was pure thrill.
 Now an adult all I receive, the bills.

It's still a treat when loved ones gather.
Each CHRISTmas day a room of chatter.
 To watch the surprise as all gifts are shown.
 Some wondering how their desires were known.

Eating more food than you should handle.
 The tensile and the advent candles.
 The hugs and kisses neath the mistletoe.
 The relief, the sorrow as people go.

Not good, empty chairs, more than a few.
Of all the loved ones your life once knew.
 Memories brought back of Christmases past.
 Thoughts of the passing of time, oh so fast.

But this holiday is so much more,
 Than presents, trees and wreaths on your door.
 More than fam'ly, presents and food galore.
 It's about Mary and the babe she bore.

It's all about that night, over twenty centuries ago.
 When a baby in a feeding trough was lit by a stars glow.
 A God come to earth to give the ultimate gift.
 To later die on a cross so we could yet live.

So now, think once again of empty chairs.
 Not those in front of you, but those up there.
 All the vacant seats behind Heaven's door.
 Your Christmas in Heaven for evermore.

Bud Skinner

A Christmas Wish, a poem by Audrey Austin

A CHRISTMAS WISH

a poem by Audrey Austin

A time of love, a time for sharing

Let’s find new ways to light the path

While old traditions tried and true

Express how much we’re caring

For our family,

For our friends,

For people ‘round our hungry world.

 

A time of peace, a time for laughter

Let’s find new ways to share the love

While old relationships hold fast

We’ll open hearts, extend our reach

To neighbours near,

To friends afar, 

To those with whom we’ve yet to meet.

 

A time of joy, a time to remember

The holy birth of the blessed child

Who gave us the reason

To celebrate this season

A season of love, of caring, of sharing,

Love brightens the path of all who journey

Transforms the lives of all who are weary. 

Hold the light, share the light, be the light.

Merry Christmas!

(This poem is included in my poetry anthology

 titled "Poetry from A to Z"

 available on all Amazon sites.) 

Merry Christmas!  I wish you peace, health, prosperity,

and the joy of poetry shared.

 

Frozen In Time - a poem by Sarah Emily Cregan

 

Frozen in Time

From the heavens above
I fall to the earth
Perfect in every way 
I feel the crisp air
As I float along
Without any cares
From the heavens above
I fall to the earth
Searching for you
To share my beauty
I am yours truely
What seems like forever
Is not long enough
For when I land
On your warm skin
I melt away
This moment in time
Is just for you and I
From the heavens above.

Visit the poetry site of Sarah Emily Cregan,     http://allpoetry.com/Dragonshadow