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Kristin Haakenson's avatar

The small ark! Oh, the image of this! Thank you for reading it, Jody - that warms my heart to hear you.

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Laurie Klein's avatar

This, O this, especially:

"A stone space quarried like the heart of a

small ark, opening just enough

to cradle the straw."

A gift to me this joyous morn, my friend. Thank you!

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Jody L. Collins's avatar

Thank you, Laurie. Poems make the best gifts...

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Deborah T. Hewitt's avatar

Jody, this is so good.

Love your poem and raw, yet beautiful, descriptive words of our Savior's birth.

God Bless you and your family!

Merry Christmas! Love, deb ox

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Cheryl Grey Bostrom's avatar

Thanks for readying me, Jody. Christ's blessings to you and yours.

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Jody L. Collins's avatar

And to you, Cheryl!

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