CANDLE-GLOW
Carols By Candlelight have been
A feature of the Christmas scene
Here in Australia as long as I remember.
The summer nights are often hot
And people gather in a spot
To sing by candlelight all through December.
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I took this photo in the park,
Where carolers met after dark,
When Blake was just a boy of five or six.
The mistiness was accidental
But I find the shot so sweet and gentle,
And not the result of photographic tricks.
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The viewer, no doubt, pictures calm;
A quiet prayer, a hymn, a psalm,
But the truth was very far from that illusion.
Below see Blake up in the trees,
Acting as do chimpanzees
While human-beings flock in wild profusion!
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It wasn't quite what we expected;
The Christmas Story was neglected
Pop-songs and popcorn seemed to rule the night.
But when I see this lovely face
Life seems to go at a slower pace
And I know I somehow got the picture right.
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More Christmas thoughts here:
http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2008/12/244-bah-humbug.html
See tomorrow's blog for my Christmas Greetings.
More Christmas thoughts here:
http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2008/12/244-bah-humbug.html
See tomorrow's blog for my Christmas Greetings.
2 comments:
It’s that time of year again! I’m doing the rounds and apologising for my complete failure to more regularly offer comment on everybody’s incredible efforts for the year. I know how hard it can be to keep up with the daily grind of everyday posting, and want to thank you for your efforts.
I especially want to wish festive greetings for all from down here at [nearly] the end of the world, the bottom of Tasmania.
So, if you could delete whatever is not applicable, I’d like to wish you a very pleasant/merry/happy/wonderful/safe Amaterasu; Ashurall; Beiwe; Choimus; Christmas; Dazh Boh; Dongzhi; Goru; Hanukkah; Hogmanay; Junkanoo; Karachun; Koleda; Lenæa; Meán Geimhridh; Modranicht; New Years; Ras as-Sana; Rozhanitsa Feast; Şeva Zistanê; shōgatsu; Summer Solstice [if you're in the Southern Hemisphere]; Sviatki; Vánoce; Winter solstice [if you're in the Northern Hemisphere]; Yalda; Yule-tide; Ziemassvētki; and Коляда!
With a hearty three cheers from Kris, Jen, Henry and Ezra!
What beautiful pictures... so innocent looking.... he is a handsome young man.
I wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS, and hope it brings the same joy that we recieve all year around, as we come here to read your poems...
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