a child was born
that day
outback
in a stable
with animals and hay
when a strange star tracked across the night
that shepherds and wise men saw with fright
and followed till they found
something mysterious, important, profound
nature revealing
a humble birth
something small and frail
to save
the earth

...............................
God bless

the Christmas tree
it's time to bow down
to the tinselly god of childish
dreams and frivolous
partying
a time of
over-eating, overspending and
christmas carding
a never ending
piling up of catalogues and
carolling
shopping speakers
mocking keepers
of Santas shallow truth
struth
It's Christmas time again!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
... may the simple truths shine through
and bring you light

...comes
to those who wait
hold back tongue
and stake
all on its relentless, slow rolling wakes
it up
the innocent cry of the heart
starts
the ball rolling
from far off it comes
till you, having moved on
forgotten
look up
stunned
as its consequences fall
and you are
glad
you stayed clear of the wrong side
of
JUSTICE

did you see mine go by
just wrote one
then another and neither
made it to the webesphere
sigh
all that poeting
for nothing

and what did it bring
good news and bad
tears and singing
in the new
day is dawning
at the end of the day
what really happened?
what did I say? and you?
who knows or who cares
but at the
end of the day
I'm still here with you
on life's edge

... of opportunity
a knock at the door
way to heaven
called there
early
out of the blue

in the deafening
silence
of half empty room
the children sit empty
at the door
way to heaven
where she rests there too soon

for
Loris
RIP