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A Poem A Day For Advent - Christmas Day: Christ is Born!

Christmas Bells I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words...
Alastair McCollum
December 25, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 24

The Stable The winds were scornful,Passing by;And gathering AngelsWondered why A burdened MotherDid not mindThat...
Alastair McCollum
December 24, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 23

The God We Hardly Knew No one can celebratea genuine Christmaswithout being truly poor.The self-sufficient, the...
Alastair McCollum
December 23, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 22

Hill Christmas They came over the snow to the bread’spurer snow, fumbled it in their hugehands, put their lips to...
Alastair McCollum
December 22, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 21

The Journey Of The Magi A cold coming we had of it,Just the worst time of the yearFor a journey, and such a long...
Alastair McCollum
December 21, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 20

Advent 1955 The Advent wind begins to stirWith sea-like sounds in our Scotch fir,It's dark at breakfast, dark at...
Alastair McCollum
December 20, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 19

Nativity Immensity cloistered in thy dear womb,Now leaves His well-belov'd imprisonment,There He hath made Himself...
Alastair McCollum
December 19, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 18

Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Thunder rumbles in the mountain passes And lightning rattles the eaves of our...
Alastair McCollum
December 18, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 17

Advent 'Come,' Thou dost say to Angels,To blessed Spirits, 'Come':'Come,' to the lambs of Thine own flock,Thy...
Alastair McCollum
December 17, 2019
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A Poem A Day For Advent 16

ADVENT (On a theme by Dietrich Bonhoeffer) Look how longthe tired world waited,locked in its lonely cell,guilty as...
Alastair McCollum
December 16, 2019

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