Poetry Jam and Magpie Tales December 15, 2013

The Ice Cutters, 1911,  Natalia Gancharova

On Christmas Eve

A child holds hope

In tiny mittened hands

Waiting for Santa

Listening for bells

Looking for reindeer

Beliefs are as delicate

As soft snow flakes 

 Drifting onto small shoes

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Thanks to Peggy Goetz of Poetry Jam 

for the theme of Magic of Childhood Beliefs

and thanks to Tess  of Magpie Tales 

for providing this lovely image. 

Click here to access Poetry Jam:

http://www.poetryjaam.blogspot.com/2013/12/magic-of-childhood.html

and here to access Magpie Tales:

http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/12/mag-198.html

And have a lovely week!

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