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Original Essays

Merry Christmas, in Other Words: A Powell's Holiday Poem

by Powell's Books, December 23, 2021 4:49 PM
holiday poem



Late lies the wintry sun a-bed 
By stars, in silent night we read
A tale without a creature stirring
Save mice, and men

We dream

One must have a mind of winter 
To sit still enough for stories
No lords a-leaping, maids a-milking
Pull us from the pages,

Like paper bells —

Ring out, ye bells! 
Today’s story is so old
Its words are mostly memories
Exchanged like gifts:

Love be yours and love be mine
Mine to yours, yours to mine
“Peace on earth”
“Good will toward men”

Every time a bell rings


Lines in italics drawn from poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Wallace Stevens, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Christina Rossetti, and Alberto Ríos, respectively.



Books mentioned in this post

Childs Garden of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson, Tasha Tudor

The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Whispering To Fool The Wind Poems

Alberto Rios

Goblin Market & Other Selected Poems

Christina Rossetti, Florence Harrison

Harmonium

Wallace Stevens
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2 Responses to "Merry Christmas, in Other Words: A Powell's Holiday Poem"

Robert December 25, 2021 at 10:59 PM
Neat idea and lovely result.

MJ Garcia December 25, 2021 at 08:51 AM
Thank you for this, a lovely gift to begin this special day.

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