Countdown

Lingering until the end,

An old December day has

Seen the final flickers of

Two thousand fifteen.

Swell

Blow glass, throw clay

Or carve a

Wooden one; they all are

Lovely, honorable, handy, and 

Such fun.

Suspended animation?

Cheers to those years we

Had together as siblings

In our

Large family. We played and

Dreamed, but

Had no voice, no way to wonder

Out loud without

Offense; those distant

Days fed imaginations, held us in suspense.

Needle and thread

Stitches going

Every which way; what

Will be our project today?

Driven

Dreams or snow, they sometimes

Ride before the

Invisible

Force of a more

Truculent nature.

Midnight lunch

On silent

Wings they

Launch into the night,

Soundlessly grabbing a little bite.

Handed down...

The annual

Replication of

A recipe, story, or  

Decoration

Is sometimes a

Timeless 

Indication of familial

Obligation, though each

New year might bring an unfamiliar

Song to sing.

Memorable palindrome

Even the day before a

Very special

Event has complex origins of momentous significance.

Ripe moment

Seizing the day to

Enjoy

Another change, we

Sprinkle

On a little spice, sowing

New seeing-ways.

Paper

When

Ripping open

All those

Presents,

Please

Indeed

Nod thanks to all the

Gracious trees.

Time

Please

Regard as

Evidence of being, this

Singular, momentous

Event called

Now; it is

The best gift ever.

Make...

Melodious mirth,

Even when short-lived,

Rejuvenates earthly souls

Ready for ever-spinning

Yin yang.

Stars

Tiny

Winks in an

Indigo

Night sky are tickly

Kisses for a

Little one’s

Eyes.

Brrr...

Freezing

Rapidly, winter’s

Icy

Grasp

Induces

Dread.

This photo is three years old. While the temperature is nowhere near this, the weather has suddenly turned cold.

Sound appeal

Beautiful bongs

Echo through the night;  

Lively tintinnabulation

Lifts the 
Spirits, ward off fright.

...or one might hear it with these sentiments:

http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/3614/

Celebrate

Soulfully the voice expresses

In varied frequencies the

Never ending human choice of

Good will and harmony.

âme

Medieval intonation, words flow

Out of singing mouths,

Take the air and

Elevate it from mere breath back

To the cosmic soul. 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/this-sound-sculpture-will-surround-you-with-40-part-harmonies/

The home stretch...

You focus  

On mind and body, a relaxing sensation,

Guided by deep breathing

And meditation.

'Tis the season...

Orbs of

Red and silver stars – just to

Name a few –

Are

Merry

Embellishments that

Number among the clues about 

The season upon us that

Started in October; are we confused?

Filler

Additionally, we heard the

Next day that he

Deferred also going that way.

Lexiconically speaking...

Definitely

Indulging the

Curious mind, in

This

Invaluable treasure,

Of course, you will find

Nouns, verbs, etc. in

ABC order; it

Renders pleasure for the

Yen of word-hoarders.

Cheerful

Psychologically speaking, almost

One hundred years ago, people

Started regarding

It as

That which is constructive or good;

It earlier meant an agreement placed, from the Latin

Verb ponere traced. In attitude, it’s healthy to

Embrace.

PIE dough?

Fashioning fanciful fabrications

In time and place with

Characters planning

Their machinations

Is how writers live in

Others’ lives; they knead the

Numerous iterations.

Newsflash!

An indefinite article starts the alphabet!

A Ukrainian folktale, The…

Many months

In frigid places,

Tingly fingers are

Tucked in cozy spaces; if one is

Ever lost in the snow,

Nature friends will find a warm home.

Homage to the iPage

Beechwood tablets

On which were cut runes, soon branched

Out with

Karmic leaves, filling volumes in gnostic

Spaces like monasteries and libraries.

Baking traditions

Confections that induce reflections

On a certain time

Of year

Kindle noses and tickle taste buds, often

In big doses, always in good cheer. We

Enjoy and share these

Special memories with family far and near. 

Warming up the oven…

Shine

Chemiluminescence is the blue part of

A flame; there it waxes poetic as if sad about its

Name. But, be of good cheer and

Don’t despair, for there you’ll find, no doubt,

Light and hope and coziness when the

Electricity is out.

Arms crossed in PA

Pennsylvania is the

Respected center of this

Edible, bready loop.

The form has inspired

Zany songs, beach attire,

Even dance steps, and more; I

Love them with ice cream or soup.

Joy vitality = joviality

Musicians,

In their merriment

Ring bells, beat drums,

Toot flutes, string strums, then ask where Old King

Harry went.

It's no joke...

Sleety, then flakey, December’s

Not faking; this cold time

Of year makes it crystalline clear that the

Weather is changing. Oh dear!