I haven’t shared any poetry lately so thought I would take month of December to put that right. Each weekend until the run up to Christmas I’ll share a poem that resonate with the season. I came across this in a book of Christmas poetry I bought recently. It seemed appropriate on a weekend when many will be collecting and decorating trees. There is sometime magical about the ritual of going to collect the tree and I like the sentiment of this poem by Maureen Haselhurst, which I think captures it well. I hope you enjoy it too.
Christmas at Four Winds Farm by Maureen Haselhurst
When the tambourines tinkle of ice on the moor
and the winter moon white as a bone
my grandad and his father set out to bring Christmas home.
A wild winter wizard had grizzled the gorse
and spangled the splinter sharp leaves,
when the light of their wind-swinging lantern
found a magical Christmas tree.
From the glittering town at the end of the dale
the carols grew sweeter and bolder
as my grandad’s smiling father
carried Christmas home on his shoulder
Image: Planets charity
That was short but sweet. I really like “spangled the splinter-sharp leaves” ?
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Hi Vicky, I agree, I also love ‘A wild winter wizard had grizzled the gorse’