BLUE violets, withered,
trodden undefoot by the
offenders boot
their spirits crushed their
voices hushed
As I cry questioning
why I am reminded they
have forgiven and so must I!
AND until they rise from
their dusty tombs weeping
violets sleep
until once again they bloom!
The 3rd Sunday of January
Embraces the Sanctity of
every Human Life.
Could the abuse and neglect
of children also be
included as well?
They climbed the paths
of crooked roadsWith dusty sandals and
painful soles
A group of weary ones
Trod on to their city
of Jerusalem
And the temple of God
With each ascent pausing
for prayer and joyful
songMay we not forget in
our journey here below
To return to this
staircase when the way
is difficult and we cannot
see ahead – Pausing to
reflect –
“You don’t have to see
the whole staircase
Just take the first step”
The 15 ‘Song of Ascents’
is found in the Book of
Psalms Chapter 120-134
IN lands far and near in our
quest for peace, our lives
are touched with the pain
and sorrow of our fellowmen
FOR does not the same sun
that shines on our backs
shine on thiers as well?OUR same moon glows on
their sleepTHE same ocean waves
throb and beat
AS we pray for PEACE!
LIFE goes on until time
empties into spaceFOR after all between
life and death isn’t this
just a stopping place?
THERE ARE SO MANY!
SOME are sad
SOME weep
SOME have needles
THAT puncture
AND bleed
WINTER trees that
SHIVER and shake
AS they sleep
AND others offer a
HOME to creatures
IN need
THOSE that grow
GOOD things to
Eat
AND then I think
A tree planted by
Rivers
AND streams –
WITH roots
Reaching wide
AND deep
HELPING others
Through
THE storms of life
IS the ONE I might
LIKE to BE!
IF – I ‘COULD’ Be A Tree!🌲
In a frozen earth
Under a mantle of snow
January is born of
December
In a cold dreary world
Winter storms blow
Not a leaf or blossom
grows
But January knows
if not for her
Spring would surely
tarry
And not come at
ALL!
I came across a tree that was
lifeless and had no purpose
that I could see
And I thought and wondered why
had not someone taken pity and
cut it down before it died?
And then one day as I walk by
a flutter of wings by me
fly
And to my surprise upon a limb
some caring one had hung a
feeder of seed and bread
hidden from the sun
Yellow birds
Black birds
Red and white ones as well
all are fellows dining as one
And to me new life the tree
seems to receive
And I am given hope
– When I feel helpless as a tree
left half dead
– Broken limb by limb
– Until it seems from me
all life has fled
Like a tree cut down I can
sprout again!
Am I not as a beggar telling
other beggars where to find
bread?Or will I like a careless neighbor
by a tree that seems dead to me
walk right on by?“For there is hope for a tree
when it is cut down that
it will sprout again”
Book of Job
Upon my frosty windowsill
A snowbird sings a cheerful
Song
Tugging at my heart
Strings
“He meant no wrong
ButNo longer could he
Stay
Happiness he nowHas found
No pills nor drink taintHis lips
His fears and doubts
Escaped
And then from the
WindowsillSaying goodbye he
flies away
Singing‘Stephen’s Song’
“Don’t grieve for me my
Unbarred cage has set me
Free”Here below no longer are his
Footprints in the snow!
In memory of Stephen Nieri
January 3, 1968 – July 7, 2011
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🌐 ‘A Winter Solstice Blessing‘ 🌐
(c) 2025 dnieri
December Cheer
I heard a bird sing one day in
December
And it brings much cheer
Its message is clear
and helps me remember
Though the dark Winter
We are nearer to Spring
than we were in November!
Hope
Is the 1st candle in the Advent wreath!
Called the ‘Prophecy Candle‘
With HOPE we wait expectantly for the
Promise of our Savior born in a manger!
Peace
The 2nd candle also called the
‘Bethlehem’ Candle!
Symbolising the Peace Jesus brings
to the World!
Joy
The 3rd candle known as the
‘Shepherd’s candle!Symbolizing the rejoicing of
the shepherds at the angel’s
message of their Savior’s birth!
LOVE
Love is the 4th candle known as the
‘Angel’s candle!
Symbolizing the Love of God in
sending His beloved Son to this
earth that we may be Saved!
