After a long awaited delay in coordinating our five judges and then needing to get a sub (thanks Leo); Wally we hope you are doing well, the winner of our ninth annual Mosaic Musings Holiday Classic has been chosen! A special goes out to our judges Bev (Peterpan), Snow (Eisa), Maureen, Sergio (saore) and Leo (Sekhmet). They were tasked with choosing 3 of the submissions they felt best represented the holiday season, allocating 3 points for their top nod, two for second and one for third.
It was a very close one in the end, with just a mere point separating 1st and 2nd, and a tie for 3rd! The two third place poems (with 5 points each) are My Xmas Wish List by Rhymer and Birthday by Psyche. The second place poem (with 6 points) is Mother's Side by Larry. And the winning poem (with 7 points) goes to Joyous Light by Cleo_Serapis.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners in our ninth annual Mosaic Musings Holiday Classic! May your holidays always be memorable ...
~MM Staff
Joyous Light
Stargazing luminescent skies
His powdered dust revealed
the wonderment of Winter’s breath
dispersed across Fir’s field.
Amid tall balsams, there she stood
in cloak of glitter gold:
a vigil over evening’s glow
whose spark tempered the cold.
I chose the path less often walked
to greet her in the Wood
between the pond and Nature’s Kings--
a trip misunderstood.
My gift to bring – a treasure trove
of ornamental rings
were placed upon memorials
beholding angel’s wings.
A fringe of naked skin soon swept
me up from tethered Earth
and held me there, caressing love;
a spiritual rebirth.
Then came a flash of sparkling might:
those trees had touched the sky!
Star-bursts of light bedecked their tips;
red berried lace, oh my!
The sentinels rejoiced with me,
we shared God’s love that night
where souls I hold so dear are safe
within His Heaven’s light.
Copyright © Lorraine M Kanter 17 Dec 2013
WELL DONE! HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL THE YEAR THROUGH!
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