December 2013

the crowning of the year…

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littlegreyrabbit.

 “People, look east. The time is near
Of the crowning of the year.
Make your house fair as you are able,
Trim the hearth and set the table.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the guest, is on the way.
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 geraniumsbulbsbook
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Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare,
One more seed is planted there:
Give up your strength the seed to nourish,
That in course the flower may flourish.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the rose, is on the way.
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 winterbirdsagain
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Birds, though you long have ceased to build,
Guard the nest that must be filled.
Even the hour when wings are frozen
God for fledging time has chosen.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the bird, is on the way.
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breadrising
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Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim
One more light the bowl shall brim,
Shining beyond the frosty weather,
Bright as sun and moon together.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the star, is on the way.
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acupofdickens.

 Beloved words for my week by Eleanor Farjeon
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an advent wreath of…

advent-hay

hay…

advent-goat

…and sunlit goats…

advent-field

…empty fields…

advent-sky

…bare branches and blue skies…

advent-twigs

…moments with the old peach tree…

advent-stones

…bare feet warm amongst the cool pebbles…

advent-brown-hen

…a golden brown hen…

advent-speckled-hen

…and a speckled one…

advent-wreath-above

advent-seed-pods

advent-tumbled

advent-delicate

advent-star

advent-brown

…oh yes…and twigs and stones and flowers…

Happy December!

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