Christmas, Religious, Tanka

Pivot night

  Pivot Night Under ancient curse Ushered through canal of pain Tiny, pink, squalling History pivots, the night Yahweh incarnates the Star © 2015 by Violet Nesdoly (All rights reserved) *************** The daughter of my friend is in labor right now. And so my mind keeps drifting, this Christmas Eve day, to the ignominy of… Continue reading Pivot night

People, Personal

I sit in a circle of women …

  BABY SHOWER I sit in a circle of women, exclaiming over sleepers, booties and bibs, careful not to startle the porcelain doll – soft unaccustomed weight in my arms. I glimpse, across the circle, my baby almost 17 and beautiful laughing with her friends. © 2004 by V. Nesdoly **************** Happy Birthday to my… Continue reading I sit in a circle of women …