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Winter's Inspiration and Christmas Trees

1649240 (Glory), 10 Masáʼil (Questions) 176 B.E. - Saturday, December 21, 2019

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DAY 2591: What is your favorite part of winter? If you don't have a favorite part of winter, write about your favorite of either autumn, spring, or summer.

Winter's Inspiration

Winter brings back memories
of my childhood spent in Oklahoma,
when snow covered my Grandparent's front yard
and the snowplow
cleared the streets om Blackwell.

Winter
In Oklahoma

Swiftly the snow falls
Making a carpet of white
for me to walk on.

Winter inspires poems
of snow clouds
and icy winds.

Snow Clouds and Winter Wind

Subarctic winds blow
pushing in snow clouds
without snow.

Frigid brazen wind
Echoing the moans of
The restless undead.

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DAY 2084: John Geddes said, "Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin—inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night." What fills your soul at this time?

Christmas Trees

The scent of living fir trees brings back memories of my childhood:
of going Christmas tree shopping
with Grandpa Frank on Friday or Saturday
of picking out the perfect tree
to stand at the window
of my Grandparent's living room,
and of decorating the tree
with the help of Grandma Mary.

The older I get,
the less I desire
to have a real Christmas tree
cut from its roots,
and decorated
with gold, silver, and red ornaments
in my living room.

In this age of global warming and climate change
fir and pine trees
should be left in their natural habitat
of old growth forest
or their unnatural habitat
of Christmas tree farms,
where they can take in carbon dioxide
and transform it into oxygen.

I would like to see a new Christmas tradition started
of planting a living fir tree
in the front yard
instead of putting dying fir tree
at the living room window.