Christmas is unavoidable. But if it is going to happen for us, we need to take time. We need to slow down and do something out of the ordinary, something that has to do with the spiritual meaning of the feast and the season. Reading the Christmas poems of Seeing Haloes is one way of doing this. John Shea hopes that each poem strikes a chord and brings us into memories we may have forgotten and present experiences we may have overlooked. When this happens, the Spirit arrives to illumine our minds, inspire our wills, and gladden our hearts. Christmas happens.
Tabella dei contenuti
Contents
Introduction
Christmas Poems to Open the Heart ix
Poems
Seeing Haloes 1
How the Word Made Flesh Seeks the Salvation of All 4
Christmas Coffee 7
Christmas Time 10
Spirits at Christmas 13
Green River Christmas 15
My Father’s Shoulder 17
A Christmas Touch 19
Open Invitation 21
Christmas Tooth 24
Christmas Shopping 27
Christmas Remembered 34
Sharon’s Christmas Prayer 36
Crèche Characters Ask Questions 39
The Angel 39
The Shepherds 43
The Sheep 46
The Wise Men 50
Joseph 53
Mary 55
The Child in the Manger 58
The Light Shines in the Darkness 62
Christmas Carolers 64
The Song of Zachary 65
The Song of Simeon 67
The Song of Mary 70
Beloved Child 74
Circa l’autore
Mark Mc Mahon has been documenting people and their environments nationally and internationally for more than forty years. His on-location works are included in museums, exhibitions, private and corporate collections. He is a second-generation Chicago artist.
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