Christmas Comes ~~ a Whirligig poem

. .  MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

Christmas;

time to celebrate Jesus' birthday 

brown is a five letter word 

Some of my very best friends, 

white, red, black, brown, or yellow 

Read their palms, Jesus loves all 

born to die to save the world 

Today Christians burnt for Him 

consonants and vowels we 

Like windows, visible and 

unmarked and vulnerable 

sins forgiven by our God 

paint these words, out of the pant-

ry, "Jesus died for my sin!" 

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Photo and Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

On December, 22, 2015, I linked this poem with Kerry O'Connor's  post, The Tuesday Encounter, at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads (open forum day)
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I am linked with Whirligig, the Magical Mystical Teacher at Sunday's Whirligig: A Dozen Words for Writers (# 38) 

THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Ghazal for White Hen Pantry" by Jamila Woods: brown, friends, white, palm, born, burnt, consonants, windows, unmarked, sins, paint, pantry.  They are underlined in my 'poem' and you can see I used all twelve words.

Nothing Comes ~~ another Whirligig poem

A Day When Nothing Comes 
 

searching my mind.  Seems nothing comes to me 

impotent memory, lost at the start 

molest my cells from their sleep, "Awaken!" 

nightmares come so easy, just close my eyes 

cheese, melted and stringy, green, what's the use 

moonlight streaming through the window 

jars full of moonbeams, I remember now 

curl up in my chair, morning is coming

sun is over the horizon, early 

dogs sense it too, this day is to be mine 

calm now, have to dress, look my very best 

aubades* they'll serenade, "Happy Birthday ."

 

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Photo and Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

 - I'm linked with Kerry O'Connor  and the Real Toads in the Imaginary Garden,
 for her The Tuesday Platform (an open day, no prompts are given)

and

 - I'm linked with the Magical Mystical Teacher at Sunday's Whirligig: A Dozen Words for Writers (# 37) 

 

 - Notes: 
1.  *aubades: "... love poems or songs welcoming or lamenting the arrival of the dawn. The form originated in medieval France. See John Donne’s “The Sun Rising” and Louise Bogan’s “Leave-Taking.” Browse more aubade poems."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term/aubade
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2. THIS WEEK'S TWELVE WORDS come from "The Ancestors Explain How Envy Grew"" by Afaa Michael Weaver:
searching, impotent, molest, nightmares, cheese, moonlight, jars, curl, sun, dogs, calm, aubades*  

Bright and Sunny Day ~~ a Whiligig Poem

 

Two Bites

 

One bright and sunny day

Soon to become darkened

Our clumsy wasp was caught

Red molecules of blood

Sticky whirl, his demise  

He did begrudge that day

Spider's web alluring

Poppy seeds sugar dripped 

His shouts of no avail

Until heard by the crow

False alarm, two small bites

Food chain, gizzard pulling 

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Photo and Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

- This poem is linked to Sunday's Whirligig: A Dozen Words for Writers (# 36) 
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I'm also linked with Marian at The Tuesday Platform, 

This week's Whirligig Word List (all twelve):

sunny, clumsy, wasp, molecules, whirl, begrudge, spider, poppy, shouts, crow, alarm, pulling, and I used all twelve, on in each line.

Senior Citizen Concerns -- A fun little Whirligig poem

The old mayor

It has been rumored, our wise old mayor,
he is beyond all hope of repair
Unless his steps cease their naughty paths

He must close the road to the brothels
Never, ever go that way again

People have not forgotten his sins
Nor will they begin forgiving him

His health in question, sans protection
At his age passion messes his mind

So enter the clinic with hat in hand
No other senior will be seen there

This detour and adventure** must end
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Photos and Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

- This poem is linked to Sunday's Whirligig: A Dozen Words for Writers (# 35) 
 - There you can see others who have written. 
 - My dozen words found at the Wirligig are from the poem, "Mayor Harold Washington" by Gwendolyn Brooks are: mayor, beyond, steps, close, never, forgotten, begin, health, age, enter, senior, adventure.  
I used them all, in the order presented at the site.

I'm also linked with Marian at The Tuesday Platform, saying,

"Please link up a poem of your choice, new or old or whatever you like, and take some time during the week to engage with others who have shared their poems. Hurrah! We look forward to reading and sharing."

** "frolic and detour" is a legal theory releasing the employer, here the city, liable for negligent acts of the employee whenever the employee strays from the place or route necessary for the employer's business for his own unapproved non-business activity which is for the benefit or pleasure of the employee.