Shortly after high school I got married and started a family of my own.
For the first time in my life I was now alone. This is my story of how faith came into my life.
The Christmas Spirit
Encircling myself into soft blankets
in a fetal position
The mind is alive with tumbling images of
Christmases Past
The heart begins to ache for a place and time
no longer in existence
Brightly colored lights
and shimmering decorations
exude warmth with a magical purpose
to the yuletide ambiance
I loathe that I had to give up
hosting gatherings with loved ones
as aromas permeate throughout the home
of the feast to come
Anticipation of Santa
The giving and receiving of gifts
These Vignettes
release a river of tears
as I mourn
what once was...
Obliviously I must have fallen asleep
Eyes flutter
to a flood of Sunshine
streaming thru the window
resonate hopeful and curious thoughts
of what this day will bring
It is Christmas Eve
I will be visiting with family and friends
But not as it used to be
And so I surrender to What Is
The sunlight urges me to the window
and so I follow
I believed. By taking a peek at the world
outside myself
All will be well
To my delight
It had silently snowed while I slept
With eyes wide open
A picturesque Winter Wonderland lay before me
Every branch and twig
covered in Big, Fat, Fluffy sticky snow
Christmas Snow!
Panning the scene
eyes settle on the small tree closest to my window
I marvel at the shapes and sizes
of branches and twigs
The beauty seems ethereal
reminding me
I would not have a Christmas Tree this year
Suddenly
two Blue Jays and two Cardinals
alight in haphazard formation
bringing joyous laughter to my heart
as they twist and turn
then fly away
I chuckle at the thought
This was a real live Christmas Tree
A precious gift from Universal Spirit
My Being instantly switched
from mourning the past
to a calming sense of
Love, Peace and Gratitude
Isn't that what is called
The magic of Christmas
-Pryam
