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The last three lines -- Ils sont parfaits

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"And here the season begins, in the dark,

waiting for the Word to emerge

like the amber glow ."

Just wow!!!

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Thank you Joseph. The Holy Spirit moves through you onto the page. You are a lampstand for His light and love. Thank you for bringing poetry into my life.

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Thank you, Jen. 🙏🏻

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Love this. Winter is so beautiful. Especially in the northeast.

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That's beautiful. I can almost smell that jasmine-scented chimney smoke.

'Tis the reason for the Season…

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Thanks, Steven!

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Wow, Joseph. I enjoyed this poem. Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us....

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Thank you, Thomas, my friend!

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Great write! Captures the season perfectly. I never thought I would ever read the words "bloom" and the word "dumpster" in the same line, but it works. Love it.

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Dumpsters are my specialty.

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I love this, so much.

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Thank you for reading, Jennifer.

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Love the imagery.

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Beautiful. Evokes the feelings walking outside the rectory on a snowy December evening.

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Oh my, this is so beautiful . . . so glad I subscribed. Thank you, thank you . . . I think we all need this message right now. LOVE.

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"I can see as far as I can think." Love it. That's about as far as I can think these days, too. Hibernation does that to a mind.

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