Posts made in December 25th, 2009

A Joyous Christmas to All

Posted by elizabeth on Dec 25, 2009 in miscellany | Comments Off

Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming
As seers of old have sung.
It came, a blossom bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When half-spent was the night.

(Photograph of a tiny brave rose bush just outside our front door, blossoming despite our out-of-the-ordinary Christmas morning snow.)