Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The Gift is simple....

Poetry Jam
Gifts

Anticipation

In the eyes of children
as they see
all the gifts
wrapped
under the tree

In the eyes of parents
as they see
all the children
growing
in their care

In the eyes of lovers
as they see
all the potential
awaiting
with a touch

In the eyes of grandparents
as they see
so many years
passed
building the memories

In the eyes of God
as He sees
Lovers, Parents, Children, Grandparents
living
in his grace


Anticipation IS the gift

The gift is IN the eyes
because
We can not see what is ahead

The gift is IN the anticipation
because
of touch
from person to person
from heart to heart
from eye to eye

because
of love
from adult to child
from person to person
from man to woman
from God and above

MERRY CHRISTMAS
from me to you

I give you love

17 comments:

  1. Anticipation is indeed a wonderful gift. I would not want to experience life without anticipation, and cannot imagine how empty it would be without something to look forward to. I liked very much all of the examples you gave. (And Merry Christmas to YOU, too!)

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  2. Merry Christmas...
    God and His Love for us
    God and his generous gifts to us
    All the good things that you have mentioned stem from that.

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  3. Beautiful poem. You are right about where we should be directing our love, and to whom. We should be giving in our everyday and your poem suggests this to me.

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  4. Giving and receiving are beautifully expressed and the joy of that love comes through your words.

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  5. Beautiful poem and you have used natural pearls to string them to form this verse.

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  6. Happy Holidays, Rae Ann ~~ your poem is lovely and heartfelt.

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  7. Powerful message, Rae Ann. We must keep our eyes on what's in front of us.

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  8. anticipation is the season as well...now into advent...and the hope that it is...when the light pushes back the dark...and how it will come again...smiles.

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  9. So much anticipation this time of the year! I like the vision you created here of a holiday with so different generations together all seeing the good before them!

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  10. perfect images used to express anticipation as gift...

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  11. giving is a lot more fun than receiving!

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  12. Lovely thoughts here. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Rae, I do hope you will find time this weekend to comment on the poems (at least) of those who have commented on yours. Speaking for myself, and I know others, each of us appreciates the gift of comments from others. Hope you are having a happy holiday. (I also made a comment to you in the 'comments' below the poetry jam prompt, if you visit the site.) Each of us is indeed a gift!

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  14. Hi Rae! What a beautiful poem-really enjoyed all your perspectives--the holidays do change depending on where you are in time. I miss having small children to feel that magic and anticipation that they carry from Dec. 1 :-) Merry Christmas!!

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  15. Wonderful poem and a timely reminder about the true spirit of Christmas.

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