Christmas

 

Give me the silence of the winter fields
and the peacefulness of the cold stilled air
Let me stand amid furrowed ground
that stretches to the distant trees
blending into skies of gray

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The last moment of my life
has resigned to draw its final breath
singing carols on the doorstep
Needle in my arm
rubber hose on the ground
Silver coursing through my veins
like ice melting after a storm
When the universe comes to the focus
of a single exhaled sigh

 

Norman Cristofoli was the publisher of Labour of Love literary magazine for over 25 years. His play The Pub and a book of poetry Relinquishing the Past were both published in 2020. His murder/mystery novel Novembers will be published in 2023.

 

 

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