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The Three Voices By Lewis Carroll

The First Voice He trilled a carol fresh and free, He laughed aloud for very glee: There came a breeze from off the sea: It passed athwart the glooming flat – It fanned his forehead as he sat – It … Continue reading →

At the Fishhouses By Elizabeth Bishop

Although it is a cold evening, down by one of the fishhouses an old man sits netting, his net, in the gloaming almost invisible, a dark purple-brown, and his shuttle worn and polished. The air smells so strong of codfish … Continue reading →

Before the Ice By Emily Dickinson

“Before the ice is in the pools, Before the skaters go, Or any cheek at nightfall Is tarnished by the snow, Before the fields have finished, Before the Christmas tree, Wonder upon wonder Will arrive to me!” Tagged: Before the … Continue reading →

A Christmas Carol By William Topaz McGonagall

Welcome, sweet Christmas, blest be the morn That Christ our Saviour was born! Earth’s Redeemer, to save us from all danger, And, as the Holy Record tells, born in a manger. Chorus — Then ring, ring, Christmas bells, Till your … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve By Anne Sexton

Oh sharp diamond, my mother! I could not count the cost of all your faces, your moods– that present that I lost. Sweet girl, my deathbed, my jewel-fingered lady, your portrait flickered all night by the bulbs of the tree. … Continue reading →

27 DIY Outdoor Christmas Decorations to Light Up Your Home

Title: 27 DIY Outdoor Christmas Decorations to Light Up Your Home Author: Most Craft Full Text & Source: http://www.mostcraft.com/diy-outdoor-... The Internet, Online, 17/12/2015 Sample Text: What better way to prove to your friends, family and neighbors that you have “the … Continue reading →

The Holy Night By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

We sate among the stalls at Bethlehem; The dumb kine from their fodder turning them, Softened their horned faces To almost human gazes Toward the newly Born: The simple shepherds from the star-lit brooks Brought their visionary looks, As yet … Continue reading →

Christmas Fancies By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, And etched on vacant places Are half forgotten faces Of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to … Continue reading →

I love this song – typing and singing it’s the way to go

Music and writing go together. It blocks out the external noise and allows us to focus on the work on hand! “I prefer to let my voice do all the talking for me.” Jarod Kintz Quotes “All I have is … Continue reading →

A Burnt Ship By John Donne

Out of a fired ship, which by no way But drowning could be rescued from the flame, Some men leap’d forth, and ever as they came Near the foes’ ships, did by their shot decay; So all were lost, which … Continue reading →