the blue muse

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inhaling the rich and lovely scent

of old traditions

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we live in the shadows

of things we cannot comprehend

and hold the light in our hearts

to find the strength

to carry on

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Today, I have no words.

Holding silence in my heart

and looking for the light

in all this darkness.

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The Ukrainian Legend of the Christmas Spider (a folktale):

There once was a widow, who lived in a small hut. One day a pinecone dropped on the floor and it took root. Her children were excited that they would have a tree for Christmas. All summer long they made plans on how they would decorate the tree. They were very poor, so poor that they did not have anything to decorate the tree with.

The widow went to bed on Christmas Eve knowing that the tree would not be decorated. Early on Christmas morning, the woman was awakened by her children. “Mother, mother wake up and see the tree it is beautiful!” The mother arose and saw that during the night a spider had spun a web around the tree. The youngest child opened the window to the first light of Christmas Day. As the shafts of the sun crept along the floor, it touched one of the threads of the spider web and instantly the web was changed into gold and silver.

And from that day forward the widow never wanted for anything.

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And a friend just reminded me that I had this in my garden this year:

Another gift.

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Morning sun

silly smiles

jingle bells

and greens.

These are a few my favorite things.

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Somehow, a chickadee

will always make me smile.

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Bowls filled with baubles

boxes tied with bows

magic wrapped in beauty

the best December clothes.

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The best

most beautiful angels

come from

the heart

of a child.

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to the world.

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Time for tea and cookies

and a serving of

good cheer.

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