A brown Christmas …

By Rhiannonw

Fri, 28 Dec 2012
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A brown Christmas,
dead buzzard in the mud,
fields a-flood,
welcome sight of clearing sky
a breeze up high
to make clouds skud
away awhile;

still warm and bright
the friendly smile,
and heated home,
though long the night;
the beckoning spring is soon to come,
and light procured at Easter,
points to the end of winter’s wait
for new creation’s glorious state.

Certificate U
Poem
Countryside explorations
Nature

Comments

Submitted by jolono on
Really liked this Riannonw. Natures great force and beauty.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Glad you enjoyed it, Jolono, and thanks for telling me. Always some things beautiful and interesting to see, and wait for more. Just realised I'd missed off a word ('at') 3rd line from the end while fiddling about putting it on! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Poignant, this, Rhiannon. Beautifully penned;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you, Tina. Glad you found it so. warm regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Denzella on
This is lovely, Rhiannonw,the first verse, outside in the air and the second verse, draws one inside to where there is warmth. Really enjoyed this, Moya
 

Submitted by Denzella on
Hope you had a happy Christmas and I wish you a happy New Year, Moya
 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you, Moya. So glad you enjoyed, and yes, it has been good to meet up with family, though elderly in-laws living ajoining us are really failing in memory and mobility at the moment. Hope you have enjoyed the season, and that your play at the carol service/concert went well. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Rhiannon, this certainly describes the scene with the weather we've been having. And love the description of Spring on the way. Really enjoyed reading this poem. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you, Jenny. We certainly appreciate those breaks in the clouds and rain when they come at present. Glad you enjoyed, and I'm glad to realise that as I wait for spring, there is also the promise of the full change to come when there will be no more problems of weather etc. warm regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

I like this idea of a brown Christmas with all its positive values. I like the way you mix nature in with religion.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean, I think it was penned after a very squelchy walk around here one 'brown Christmas'. I think the previous year had probably been deep frost! But it did bring to mind the coming pleasure of spring and the coming perfect creation. Rhiannon