Christ"m"as Love! (Part 2 of 4)

 

Scene 2: The gift exchange

 

Nanny: There’s a pile of gifts with a name on each

Bapa: To the ceiling I do believe they’ll reach

 

With practiced hands they seek the hidden treasures inside

Until colored confetti builds a mountainous avalanche slide

 

Anna: A microscope to view the miniature creature world

Lexi: A doll and clothes, my very own American Girl!

 

Z. Tyler: Thanks ever so much for a trip to River City

Lauren: Without those ads, that Kindle sure is pretty

 

And books and clothes and gift cards galore

Perfect presents for each that the others adore

 

Dinner was great, the party just right

Gentle snowflakes swirled at the stroke of midnight

 

Our girls placed the Innocent Babe in His manger

The reason for Christmas to whom no one’s a stranger

 

All: Oh! This was the best ever Christmas Love

All: Blessings abound from heaven above

 

(Part 3 of 4---tomorrow)

Christ"m"as Love! (Part 1 of 4)

 

Nanny’s Angels

Offer a presentation of:

 

Christ“m”as Love!

(a play)

 

Act I---Christmas Eve

 

Setting: A traditional living room adorned with festive Christmas decorations

 

Scene 1: Bapa asleep before the fireplace in pleasant dreamland

 

All: Shush! He’s napping before the annual big event

All: When around the world on a reindeer bright red sleigh he’s sent

 

Lauren: He sure takes to heart this Santa Claus thing

Anna & Lexi: He so loves Christmas time and the carols we sing

 

All (singing): Oh! Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant

Anna (singing): I want a dog big as an elephant

 

Z.Tyler: Girls, Christmas is all about giving

All: We learned that from Nanny and Bapa’s living

 

Lexi: Sure, Rye-Rye, they say we’re a great family

Anna: But, I think Bapa may have fallen out of the tree

 

Lauren: Oh! Sister! He really can count and knows the alphabet

Z. Tyler: He’s simply teasing with trying your goat to get

 

Anna: I want a dog, not a pointed set of Billy goat horns

Lexi: Uncle Alex just said now he’s surely forlorn

 

All: Don’t despair, Alexander, you could live with that

Lexi: Poppy! If Anna gets a dog, then I want a cat

 

Bapa: Ah! I truly love this Christmas season

Bapa: These family get-togethers must be the reason

 

All (singing): Silent night! Holy night! Peaceful snowfall purely white

 

(Part 2 of 4---tomorrow)



Christmas Tyme-Rhyme

 

Idyllic Vision

 

Embrace idyllic vision ancient desert town there yonder

Innocent revered by humble man, domestic creature wonder

 

Love true sacred miracle-gift of new-life baby born of holy Mother

Sent His Savior Son to redress yon heaven for every sister-brother

 

Peer ye down upon sweet face lying in manger’s soft hay

Vacant celebrity fanfare to celebrate humble sacred birthday

 

Two worshipful millennia eons plus have come and been and gone

Each single year His faithful pray a comfort “Silent Night!”-song

 

Clarion angel trumpeted to lowly shepherds as their vigil keep

“Noel! Noel!” Soft on still night in respected peaceful deep

 

Came they in bowed allegiance eager to humbly honor, holy adore

“The King is come upon the earth” as foretold in campfire ancient lore

 

Heaven hosts sing eternal sweet-voiced proud angelic choir

Seraphim and Cherubim celestially syncopate a hallowed lyre

 

While there in simple Bethlehem in a modest, rustic, wooden stable

Comes a consecrated spark to conflagrate a saintly Communion table

 

Long time since, servant Moses received His holy Commandments ten

First three, Love God; seven more, Love man; lest suffer soul-stained sin

 

Now, born the Child to become a man takes only holy breath

Conquered evil and the world and surely vacant, lonesome death

 

What sacred several holy words might one condense of His pure Love?

Honor Faith! Love Family! Cherish Freedom! Bestowed treasures from above

 

Pray! In thy tender heart lives Christ’s Love in everlasting glow

From that font allow to all ye meet holy water abundantly to flow

 

Give voice to celebrated prayer with “Thy” will be done

Abandon vacant “my” as humbly honor His perfect Son

 

Choose thee, now, one easy simple imperative decision

Love Father, Son and Holy Ghost; live His “Idyllic Vision”

 

Faith! Family! Freedom! Might just be all there really is…

In one eternal instant, the only mercy judgment will be---His!

Amen!

 

Merry Christmas! 2013



:Silent: Nights

 

Peace-Night Delight

 

Wee hour “clackity”-freight train whistle low echo-lone calling

Rude interruption of a wild fantasy adventure-dream appalling

 

Slipped sudden from comfort slumber respite wide awake

Diamond pierced blue-black canopy through glass partake

 

Contemplate the dawning ’morrow challenge soon presented

Pleasure-pure of quiet space within night-innocent consented

 

Peer through moon glow with nose touching cold window pane

White blanket heavy frost caress-close winter-dead grass bane

 

Maple branches skeleton-hand stretch heaven-way

Soft-fade cadenced rhythm of steel-wheel rails away

 

Remains only humble I alone in a wide world-place vast

For a time space-condensed slow as love-memory passed

 

Deep breath clear air expands a heart emotion-yonder

Dear one’s images flash treasure offer measure-wonder

 

Wraithlike whippoorwill invisible invades peace in repeated song

Unlike some still fast asleep in night shy birds most surely belong

 

Softness stirs beginning wind as new dawn approaches

Slight cold grey hint horizon east spent night reproaches

 

Cast eyes above stars beyond to sight celestial promise-place

Pray! Forgive transgression-sins redeem with Salvation-Grace

 

Long stilled clickety-clack now view newborn day fire

In spirit thrilled of Seraphim and Cherubim angel-choir

 

And, thankful for another day to get it right; one more chance

Praise! Honor! Glory! If sun, I’ll smile! If rain, I’ll dance!

 

All of Love begins and ends and belongs in Him on High

My plight? Simple! Each gifted instant I must honest try

 

When “Now I lay me down…” at day’s end this blessed night

Send scheduled train to awake and lead me into Thy holy sight

 

Christmas Joy! edges coming nearer through each passing day

Bethlehem-yonder stable-star shall surely show thee the way



A Life for "Christmas!-Magic!"

I believe in Christmas

 

Yes! I freely confess that I do. And, “Yes” again; I believe in Santa Claus, too!

For many reasons, for varied purposes, through “pure” knowledge. Lord! Thee knows fully that I have tried, mostly, to become “Christian”, that is, like You, and, also, that I have desperately attempted to be “Santa Claus” to as many as possible. Of course, I failed, both times.

Perhaps my salvation might come in Your mercy, at the time, with “He tried!” Amen!

Allow me, please, to offer an explanation, somewhat. Not of despair, but hope. Keep the faith!

Death can come streaking out from our surreal consciousness where we ban it with other vile evils and fallen demons which chance to threaten. Its very ugliness grates on our psyche with the icy finger of a stark phone call, appropriately, in the dead of night---the bad beginning of an unending cold-sweat nightmare. Distress punches the stomach, rips at the heart, bores a hole in the soul, empties the spirit. Yet, it remains, reality. No matter how much we deny it, the truth of the matter at hand remains and, even, we, cannot lie it out of existence. Hope! I pray. Dear Lord!

My dear friend died. Someone I loved…and, still do…and, always will. I assumed my friend had a lot of time; I was wrong---dead, wrong! I took it for granted; no one ever knows how long.

I’ve shed many a tear over our loss…but, I’ve smiled, just as often. For the precious memories, for my friend’s Christian life, the goodness, the happy times.

Because of the anniversary of Christ’s birth, I believe that soul is alright, that spirit soars, enjoying the reward of heaven in the next dimension, a realm into which I cannot yet see.

Not only do I believe it in my mind, feel it in my heart, sense it in my soul…I know it as an absolute within my spirit. That knowledge is “true” and “pure” because…

I believe in Christmas!

Amen!

 

Merry Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Thanksgiving

 

Comfort-warmth embrace our home with family-show

Love-filled neat and tidy in blessed Thanksgiving-glow

 

Roasted turkey perfect-browned honored-guest delights

Feast table-spread delectable to celebrate culinary sights

 

Snow-surprise for the kids, and, me, last eve’s enchantment-gift

Break out the sleds and saucers for fun our free-sacred spirits lift

 

Yon slope behind the house slick-slides to distant creek

Mantle-white alive as urchins, and, me, adventure seek

 

Shy-pale sun orb bashful behind grey-yonder flying scudder-clouds

Myriad bright ski-suits, coats and scarfs sparkle snow-scape proud

 

Waves from wild tots to adults at the windows safe-warm watching

Youngster-display show their stuff like snowball flights a-catching

 

Crackling-warm the cedar log flames like mock fireworks in winter

Momma skittering subtle-around so as not to be the attention-center

 

And, Papa all aglow with a captive audience with such far-fetched tales

Embellishments upon imagination-dreamed where suffered-Truth pales

 

Call-in the snow worshippers with a toll of the yard antique dinner-bell

A mountain of soaked clothes abandoned by red cheeks and noses, swell

 

Gather ’round sumptuous dinner table for fine feast of the holiday year

Nanny babied Z. Tyler with a turkey leg as wild spectators loudly cheer

 

Bapa asked the little girls to say “Grace” before their food, they get

Quick-witted Annie Rie looked up with “Gee! Is she even here, yet?”

 

Sister Lauren elbowed sibling’s irreverence as Lexi shook her curly head

Mommy drew a breath “Oh! My!” as Nanny and Bapa laughed, instead

 

Bapa saved the day as “fun and games” of laughter he did most especially like

“I don’t know about “Grace” or even, thunder, but lightning’s about to strike!”

 

And, with that un-ceremonious fiat---Let the games begin!

Thanksgiving-time forgive any unintended transgression-sin

 

Amen!



Happy 49th Anniversary! lady Candice Leah!

 

Happy Anniversary! 49!

(November 25, 2015)

 

Something special blizzard-snow night-frigid 11 January ’64

Passion-kiss 1^st embrace comfort-warm us fine, I craved more

 

Yon beauty unsurpassed, total class like regal royal-elite

Music-talent, member-arts, personality perfectly-sweet

 

Stuck with your restless gypsy-nomad rebel, rascal, rogue

Ye thought me somehow “Cool” absent kilt or Irish brogue

 

We dared live our sacred chance oft outside looking in

So far out I’m nearly back might be my confessed sin

 

Soared rainbows on wild unicorns chasing flitter-y flutter-bys

Triumphed challenge “can’t do” with entrepreneurial-fiat tries

 

And, “unconventional” in every facet, judgment “crazy-man”

Unafraid “Fear not” the mantra-cry forward, an ambitious “can”

 

“Love” blossoms evermore with beauties Beth and Becky-girls

Caty like the wind equestrian-rides while Rachel fearless whirls

 

Then, our boy Z-Tyler Adonis-handsome talented lad

Did conquer any challenge-fare in triumph-victor clad

 

Classic little lovely young ladies cross-country, jumper, dressage experts

Beauties Lauren, Lexi, Anna Marie round out our package as Love-reverts

 

Darling girls’ talent English equestrian challenge-mastered with intelligence

Aphrodite-beauty rivaled only by prowess-mental concentrated of persistence

 

Through it all with some vague plan created on the instant

Oregon-coast to Tennessee-hills satiate me gypsy penchant

 

Like yon proverbial-cat land somehow always upon me feet

Kissed Pacific blue, touched mountain high, savor sweet treat

 

Faith! Family! Freedom! True-pure worthwhile delight

Embrace dreams pleasant-wild dared---“Wish I might!”

 

Could all this bliss be a single innocent kiss-sign?

I guess so! Let’s wild-celebrate another forty-nine!

 

Amen!



Happy 49th Anniversary! Lady Candice Leah!

 

Beauty Thee!

(Love-Anniversary limerick)

 

Soft hand-delicate gentle held mine, lips tender-kiss

Soul, spirit, body, mind perfect lovely Candice Miss

Reflected “First-sight” Love-stars begin me sacred eternity

Blizzard-snowflake perfect Vision-lovely Lady Candice Leah

Half century come and now celebrated complete sublime bliss

Amen!

 

 

Miracle!

 

That one such rebel, rascal, rogue as I might

un-deserving be exceedingly sacred-blessed

portends reality of Trinity-Deity holy-miracle!

Amen!

 

 

Me Golden Crown Sublime!

 

Seven perfect precious jewels adorn me golden crown, oft speak I

Celebrate delight, appreciate, exemplify yon perfection me do try

 

Holy offer simple Good! to each other

Best bestow Love! Sister and Brother

 

Live! Laugh! Love! Focus contemplate!

Vigilant be! Not one future be ever late!

 

Faith! Family! Freedom! Might just be all there really---Is!

In one eternal instant the only mercy-blessing will be…His!

Amen!

 

 

That one so lost irreverent of purpose-intent

 such as I be loved by Angel-saints

like each of thee---Indeed!

One holy-sacred…Miracle!

Thank you! Amen!

 

Happy Anniversary!

(November 25, 2015)

 



Honor!

 

"Quality " is Eternal!

 

"I promise..." is my personal word---Guaranteed! (Man to man)

"I vow..." is my sacred pledge---Guaranteed! (Me---in...God)

 

A man is as "Good" (or, evil) as is his---word!

Trust is built on "reputation"!

Such practiced-belief begets---"Quality"!

 

Once the "bond" is sealed, there are "No" excuses;

only worthy performance; only Truth!

 

We were privileged to be invited to a horse show, yesterday.

Chilly weather and the excitement of an equine extravaganza

had the animals' instincts tuned to perfection; they seem to be

natural "performers"-for-the-crowd as is any worthy celebrity

of stage, screen or theatre venue. Real "hams" for the camera.

 

Curried, combed and brushed blemish-free, trained for

hours on-end through meticulous patient-practice these

magnificent hunter-jumper "pets" performed perfectly at 

 masterful hand and boot cues of excellent youthful riders.

 

"Quality!"---Exemplified!...Personified!

 

A most "pleasurable" experience for equestrian and spectator, alike.

 

A "Great" display-show performance which exuded---Grace!

 

All the myriad participants were---simply...Fabulous!

 

And, the heart-warming "piece-de-resistance"?

A tiny-tot three year old on a prancing pony in

a dressage class led by a fine young lady name

of "Margo" encouraging the little "princess"!

 

Such an "obvious" unconditional Love-devotion! Exquisite!

 

Once again, Avalon Stables sets the example---"Quality!"

 

A sincere, Thank you! Silver Springs Pony Club!

Faith! Family! Freedom!

 

Your appreciative guests---

Amen!

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Sunday (everyday) pleasures

 

Reflections

 

 

Snow! Flurries yesterday! Yea!

Accumulation will---come...I hope!

 

Rain preceded the white fluff-stuff;

brought down some more leaves---Oh! Well!

Good exercise; pretty, too.

 

Horse show today for our Anna Marie and Miss Lauren.

Fun to spectate; I love horses---and...anything the girls do.

 

Lexlie-Lu with mom and dad in Cozumel, Mexico

on vacation for Thanksgiving Day holiday. Si!

 

Z. Tyler and nurse Jenn surprised us with lunch

to celebrate our "49th" anniversary! Oh! Yeah!

 

The young man has "class"---and...my "bride"?

Called her a "saint" for twenty years...

I was wrong and apologized; she is

an "angel"! She put up with "moi"---

well...so far!? Amen!

 

Yes! I enjoy a "Great" life!

Blessed---undeserving...but, smart enough to cherish it.

 

 

Faith! Family! Freedom!

 

Amen!