Dave’s Christmas Ode to Wheat Brea...
Posted by Dave in Poetry, Writing on February 4th, 2008 | Comments Off on Dave’s Christmas Ode to Wheat Bread
December 2002 – Attached to some loaves of homemade wheat bread we gave as post-Christmas presents.
The presents all opened.
The wrapping discarded.
Uncle George and Aunt Mabel
have long since departed.
The house is a mess.
Your memory a blur.
You can’t quite recall
just what has occurred.
But...
Poem – Stockings...
Poem by Catherine Nielsen – December 11, 2003
Four neat stockings
all in a row
each bright and merry
with their own unique glow
On the first one, “Catherine”
stitched in loving hand,
sits above Santa
and his toys; a merry band.
“Wesley” is inscribed
on the second one with...
Poem – The Beauty of a Rose...
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Poem by Catherine Nielsen – February 28, 2004
How can I compare
With the beauty of a rose?
Graceful young and bright
Striking a seductive pose
How can I compare
With the beauty of the sky?
Shooting stars and clouds
So beautiful they make me cry
How can I compare
With the beauty of a dove?
White,...
Parallels – A Poem for Grandma Ber...
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Parallels – A poem written for Grandma Bernice by Catherine (Mother’s Day 2007)
I see you in nature
In the wisdom of the trees
In the vastness of the snow
Equaling your love and charity
The song of every bird
Is the music that...
