For my last ArtSpeak: RED poem of 2020—and for a Poetry Friday that falls on Christmas— I thought it would be fun to find a piece of Christmas art.
... but then Richard Jones, who has been my muse in these last months of RED, posted a "Christmas Bird." How could I not write about it?
How to Make Merry
just for today
believe
in elves and fairies
eat too many
cherries
bury your
worries,
marry joy
sing!
(with or without
canaries)
tarry—
whether the day
ferries clouds
or flowers
let love carry you
across all hours
- Irene Latham
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Merry Christmas, and Happy Poetry Friday! Please leave your link below... see you in 2021!!
Ha! Eat too many cherries---pure decadence for a red bird, I'm sure. I'm grateful for my poetry friends. I cannot tell you how much you've all kept my spirits from plunging. That weekly posting and reading was a really good habit for me. And, I don't intend to break it.
ReplyDeleteI love that Richard Jones has been your muse. I am enjoying illustration art so much these days--especially the collage artists.
Your poem is the perfect recipe for 'merry', Irene!
ReplyDelete"bury your
worries,
marry joy"
Thank you for hosting and for sharing your words married to Richard Jone's joyful art. Happy holidays to you and yours! :)
I love your poem, and thanks for hosting on Christmas Day! I hope you have a wonderful time reading everyone's contributions. It's like a festive party! I'm hosting next week on New Year's Day! <3
ReplyDelete"let love carry you
ReplyDeleteacross all hours"
These are the perfect ending lines for this wonderful poem and a lovely way to head out of this year into the uncertainty of the next one! Thanks so much for hosting this week. Happy Holidays!!
I like your fairies and
ReplyDelete"tarry—
whether the day
ferries clouds
or flowers"
Lovely thoughts to tie up the year and begin a new one! Thanks for hosting Irene, wishing you and your family a joy-filled holiday and New Year!
Love, love, love this gorgeous poem! Thank you! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteLove this. I believe every day of the year. Thank you. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays, everyone! Thank you for hosting. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Jone. Believe every day. Love this poem so much. Thank you for hosting today. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Irene. Your poem and the art offers the best choices, for this special day & for all the coming year. Thank you, and for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting, Irene, and for urging toward joy!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I've been invited to the best kind of party-- bright and joyful and filled with light. Thank you for hosting, and for this poem---the word play and internal rhyme definitely makes me merry---I love how intricate and yet effortless this poem steps through the dance, leading us towards joy. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting and for your wonderful merry poem. I'm really enjoying the way your wove the rhymes throughout. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Irene! I love the joy in your poem--and all those air and ur sounds. So much lively momentum. Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI love all your rhymes -- so cheery! Merry Christmas and thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gift this poem is. May love carry us all. Peace to you and yours today.❄️
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem--and I love the red bird. From "elves and fairies" to "Let love carry you across all hours" it fills me with light and delight from beginning to end.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for hosting today, too! Merry Christmas!
Irene, Thank you for this uplifting poem and spirit filled poem. Yes! For one day - Today - Believe! Sing! Marry Joy! This is something we should all try to do today! Merry Christmas and Thank you for hosting! Carol @ The Apples in My Orchard.
ReplyDeleteLate night entry after a different but lovely Christmas celebration- Thank you, Irene, for hosting Poetry Friday with a lovely Red poem for a special day. Your final message,
ReplyDeletelet love carry you
across all hours,
is such a beautiful one that will stay with me. Happy Holidays to you and all Poetry Friday friends.
I missed PF because I was letting love carry me through the hours, enjoying my children and grandchildren. Thanks for hosting. I wonder what 2021 word will take you through the year.
ReplyDeleteIrene, I love the joy and rhyme in your poem! What a great ending: let love carry you
ReplyDeleteacross all hours. I bought your book This Poem Is a Nest and I'm looking forward to using it as a mentor book for my poetry! It is beautiful. Happy New & Healthy Year.