13 december
in the early morning
i sit solitude in my living room
and enjoy the stillness of the lights on the tree
i sit solitude in my living room
and enjoy the stillness of the lights on the tree
Shining through the branches of a big old pine tree
When Joe comes home from working nights he flops his cap down on the kitchen table. It is an Irish sculls cap and when he wears it with his mask at work they say he looks like a Southie (Irish part of Boston) bank robber. I just like the way it looks on my kitchen table and I’m glad he’s not a bank robber. My sister had to get some scans in Boston and spent the week at my mums. I had them up for dinner one night. This isn’t the greatest picture of her...I think I caught her in mid-chew. Sunday I met with both of my daughters and my grandchildren. We were the only ones in the pizza place and felt comfortable taking our masks off while we ate. It was the first time we’ve all been together in such a very long time. It brought me to tears. I rise before the sun most mornings and see it coming up over the neighboring houses like ribbons of orange and indigo light. One morning this week I happened to glance up and see the crescent moon setting behind the big, old pine while the sky was
Such a pleasant, beautiful, warm and loving image of the season!!
ReplyDeleteme too....i like to leave the lights off and just sit in the glow with my coffee...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words beautiful tree. B
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous is that!?
ReplyDeleteThis time of day is SO relaxing and a time for some reflection. Have a happy week-end!
ReplyDeleteyou caught the feeling I enjoy.. that quiet solitude.. great poem....
ReplyDeletePeaceful indeed!
ReplyDeletesome of the best moments of the day this is a beautiful shot.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ...
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous Christmas tree !
Nice weekend,
Sylvia
I love just sitting and looking at my tree. This looks like a vintage Christmas card. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove the glow of lights in the tree - and that wonderful quiet mood it gives the room. I do the same! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love your tree ~ beautiful photo capturing one of my favorite moments of the holiday. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful tree and such a special place to unwind.
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing. Lovely Lovely. Came over from FF.
ReplyDeleteNo tree here yet but I love the early morning stillness.
ReplyDeleteA lovely way to start the day and so mesmerising ... Thanks so much for sharing with us at Our Beautiful World!!
ReplyDeleteI love such moments, they're sweet. One of the joys of Christmas time! Love how you captured that moment here.
ReplyDeleteThat is one beautiful tree, and a lovely, serene poem as well.
ReplyDeleteI love to lay on the floor near the Christmas tree with the lights on and remember what fun it was when our children were young. Christmas has a more spiritual meaning to me now as I grow older. Too bad I was so busy when I was younger to really reflect on it. Beautiful photo.
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