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Christmas Poem VIII: “Do You Hear the Christmas Songs”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I’m publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today’s poem was written in 1999, when I was a student at seminary. Do…
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Christmas Poem VII: “Maybe It Will Snow”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I’m publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today’s poem was written in 1998, when I was a student at seminary. Maybe…
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Christmas Poem VI: “Write Me a Poem for Christmas”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I’m publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today’s poem was written in 1997, when I was a student at seminary. I remember…
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Christmas Poem V: “Virginia Knew”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I’m publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today’s poem was written in 1996, when I was a senior in college. It’s a…
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Christmas Poem IV: “The Snow Falls Deep”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I’m publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today’s poem was written in 1995, when I was a junior in college. The…
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Christmas Poem III: “A Feeling of Love and Utter Joy”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I’m publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today’s poem was written in 1994, when I was a sophomore in college. I remember…
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Christmas Poem II: “This Peculiar Day”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and send it out as a Christmas card to friends and family. In this “Advent Calendar,” I’m publishing one of my Christmas poems a day, from now until Christmas Day. This is my second one, from 1993. It only happens once a year On this peculiar day…
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Christmas Poem I: “The Christmas Field”
Every year in November or early December, I write a poem about Christmas. I send it out as a Christmas card to family and friends each year. Over the next 26 days, I’m going to publish one of these poems here, kind of like an Advent calendar. Hope you enjoy them. This is the very…
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An Advent Hymn
The season of Advent begins in the church in just a few days. Advent is a time of waiting. During Advent, we are invited to wait for three things: We wait for Jesus to arrive in Bethlehem at Christmas. We wait for Jesus to return and claim his kingdom. We wait for Jesus to come…
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Broke (poem, 2008)
Okay. This is the last of the 2008 poems I’m going to share. And I’m not going to try to defend or explain this one. I don’t think it’s finished. (And it never will be!) But it’s definitely bizarre. I love it. Broke I broke my computer I slathered it with bile I ripped out…
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