PIA: from December 26, 2014.
For more stars, from Selected Translations, W.S. Merwin (2013).
from Where the mist has torn / By Niu Hsi Chi (8th Century) translated by W.S. Merwin
The fragment of moon is going out
But your face in the early light
Glitters
For the season, from http://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/hollyjolly.html.
from A Holly Jolly Christmas / by Johnny Marks
Oh ho
the mistletoe
hung where you can see
For the season, with the magic of backwards time travel, from http://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/midnight.html.
from It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / by Edmund Sears
It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold!
Peace on the earth, good will to men
PIA: from December 31, 2014.
For the passing year, from The Best American Poetry, 2014.
from In My Last Past Life / by Hailey Leithauser
a forest and love and a river, and grief
was a ghost hidden green in the leaves,
an echo off cliffs that bound back the sea
For Mr. Merrill, who I met once at a Los Angeles performance of his play which may have been The Image Maker: A Play in One Act; this poem is a concrete poem in its proper form, a poem in the shape of a Christmas tree. Here is one place in which the poem may be found: http://onwardspoetry.blogspot.com/2009/02/christmas-tree-by-james-merrill.html.
from Christmas Tree / by James Merrill
For all those perfecting the skill of perfect packaging for those of us taking the material seriously at this time of year that glimmers on many levels, from poetryfoundation.org.
from A Copywriter’s Christmas / by Margaret Fishback
For the season, from poetryfoundation.org. The poem may be found at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/53741.
from Christmas, 1970 / by Sandra M. Castillo
For the trees, from poetryfoundation.org.
from Christmas Trees / by Robert Frost
For those who carry heavy bags this time of year, and for the children, and for those who celebrate this particular holiday and for those who don’t, may they receive mail from near and far as well this month, from http://www.christmas-time.com/ct-christmaspostman.htm.
from Christmas Postman / by Alan Williams
| Here comes the welcome Christmas postman His cautious post-van skidding down the snow bound lane Now up our fresh cleared path he strides With Christmas greetings once again |
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| It must be nice for those inside With garlands hung on every side With warmth and cheer and more beside And Christmas cards from far and wide |
For the season, from http://www.christmas-time.com/bunchofholly.htm.
from A Bunch of Holly / by Christina Rossetti
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But give me holly, bold and jolly,
Honest, prickly, shining holly; Pluck me holly leaf and berry For the day when I make merry. |
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