'Walk softly, as you go through Christmas...'

"Walk softly, as you go through Christmas, that each step may bring you down the starlit path, to the manger bed.

Talk quietly, as you speak of Christmas that you shall not drown out the glorious song of angels.

Kneel reverently as you pause for Christmas, that you may feel again the Spirit of the Nativity, rekindled in your soul.

Rise eagerly, after you have trod the Christmas path, that you may serve more fully, the one whose birth we hail."
(Margaret Bundy Moss)

Kid Stuff

Kid Stuff

by Frank Horne

December, 1942

The wise guys
tell me
that Christmas
is Kid Stuff . . .
Maybe they've got
something there——
Two thousand years ago
three wise guys
chased a star
across a continent
to bring
frankincense and myrrh
to a Kid
born in a manger
with an idea in his head . . .

And as the bombs
crash
all over the world
today
the real wise guys
know
that we've all
got to go chasing stars
again
in the hope
that we can get back
some of that
Kid Stuff
born two thousand years ago—

Daffodil

I have been hiding from you

For some time now

Through frost and rain

Snow and fog

Yet my green blade like

Tentacles

Surprised you overnight

For a while now

My blades will keep you

Guessing

Until one day,when you are away

I will bloom without your blessing.

Someone sent me this poem recently, I liked it so thought I'd share it, especially with the daffs sprouting up all over Yeovil. 

Baptism Poem

Our sons baptism tomorrow at our local church, and we'll be using a lovely Gerard Kelly poem called 'Dedication', which you can find in full here. It begins:

Out of your sweetness
May strength come forth
In weakness
May a brave heart grow
In your dependence
May faith take root
From wide-eyed wonder
May wisdom flow

So blogging will be slowing down for the next 36 hours or so...