Good morning and welcome to another chilly and cloudy Monday in December. Only 11 days till Christmas. I still can't believe this year is nearly over. Not that I'm not happy to see it go. I have high hopes for 2021, and I'm guessing you do too.
We have a brand new contributor to the Advent Calendar this morning. Terry Wylis, who you may know from novels like Kissing Sherlock Holmes and Solitude & Sea Glass written with T.D. McKcKinney--or from just hanging out with the gang on Facebook.
Terry is sharing her lovely art and poetry with us.
Christmas Is...
The smell of pine and gingerbread,
The warmth of fire's glow;
A moment of affection shared
Beneath the mistletoe;
A diamond-fall of snowflakes
That carry their own light;
Sweet reverence for the tiny Child
Born on that holy night;
Searching for that special gift
That shows how much you care;
Voices singing joyfully
The carols held so dear;
A bond with friends and family
The love held in our hearts;
The little things filled with the joy
That Christmastime imparts.
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Terry has offered to mail that wonderful little twilight scene to one lucky commenter. Share what Christmas is to you and I'll randomly select from the responses below.
Thanks for sharing that beautiful art and poetry, Terry - your poem really captured the spirit of Christmas! For me Christmas starts when I fly home and it’s about sitting around the fire with my family and friends playing games, drinking wine and eating mince pies!
ReplyDeleteOh, that sounds lovely.
DeleteThanks for sharing this beautiful work by Terry, the poem really expressed the spirit of Christmas! For me Christmas is about sitting around the fire with my family and friends, talking, playing game, drinking wine/port and eating mince pies!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. That moody sky, the gently nostalgic distillation of all the best moments of the holidays.
DeleteBoth the art and the poem were lovely. Thank you, Terry.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very sweet poem, full of warmth and delicacy. The kind of poem you read out loud to fully enjoy it. I love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much fun sharing, Terry. Both the poem and the picture are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFor me, Christmas is the wonderful smells of pine, apple cider, cookies. And the sights of red and green, and twinkling lights.
I love how this brings all the senses in to play. And the bonus introduction to new authors is a wonderful bonus!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you like the poem. Sadly, none of our m/m books are currently in print, though I'm working on a new solo piece. We do have one m/f romance still available, "Hot Chocolate & Angel Kisses" (I write m/f as T. L. Lawrence).
DeleteThat is so pretty and sweet and soft! It easily evokes what Christmas is to me: Christ and hope;the joy of being with family and memories of how much Mom and Daddy loved having everybody together;the innocence of children that you wish could last forever; decorations and music;giving and receiving. Thank you, Terry for sharing. ❤
ReplyDeleteBeautiful..both the poem and the picture !
ReplyDeleteThat is lovely, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love both of these so much. <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeleteALSO I have to apologize to Terry. When I was typing up her lovely poem, I typed "The smile of pine and gingerbread," when of course it should have been "The smell..." The problem is, I was smiling when I typed it, and my fingers followed suit. :-)
ReplyDeleteLOL - never even noticed. Which is why I have the computer read even my stuff to me when I'm proofreading. :)
DeleteHappy Holidays! Thank you for sharing this moments of Christmas poem, I shared it with my mom
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