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Christmas Eve, winter’s country.

Doug Blair 1951 (London)

This night the snows

Will cover the crop.

Gentle like Bethlehem

Worries all dropped

Comes in the silence

Yes.

Wee precious Child

Mother, Protector

The three undefiled.

Snows hide

A coming yield

Promise from God.

Same with the Child

Of Hope.

Shepherds are awed.
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Written on December 07, 2022

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 07, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X X X A X B A X X B X
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 276
Words 65
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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