Friday 24 December 2021

The Promise - Nine Haiku for Advent

 

The Promise

Nine Haiku for Advent


Naked we hide, as

sands smother the half-eaten

fruit.  Felix culpa

*

A dream of Eden

haunts us, half-remembered joy.

We wait in exile

*

I search the skies. An

age-old darkness clouds my heart.

Look! A star, at last.

 

***

 

Snowflakes.  Light distilled.

Angels’ breath made matter by

the North Wind’s embrace.

*

Carols on short-wave

radio, voices glimmering

in rarefied air.

*

Star-patterned crystals

dance onto my outstretched palms,

messengers divine.

***

 

The sea in cupped hands.

The cosmos in a dewdrop.

God, of Woman born.

*

The night trembles with

pregnant stillness.  A quiver

before bow meets string.

*

A baby’s cry.  A

promise kept. A wait fulfilled.

Dulce Jubilo.

***


With sincere wishes of peace and joy to all readers of my blog, whether they celebrate Christmas or not.  The artwork is by Michael Nesterov.

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