Month: December 2024

Poetry

The end of 2024 is here!

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I can’t believe this year is done and a new year is right around the corner.

This year has had a lot of ups and downs. I would have liked to change a couple of things but I know now it all happened for a reason.

I’ve learned a lot of new things and met a lot of good people and bonded more with a dear friend.

Who helped me believe more in myself.

My word of the year was faith and boy did it test me this year but when I trusted and leaned on it I was safe and grew too.

Faith I will keep leaning on and trusting when God says to do something do it. I’m hoping my year-long writer’s block will stay in 2024.

For I miss writing poetry and stories. But at least I’ve read some great books this year.

I hope to read more great books next year write some great books and relax more while being abundantly blessed.

2024 was a year of surprises good and bad but I am grateful for being able to travel to Paris for my bday with my sisters and taking time to find myself and learning new stuff and meeting new people.

I’m thankful to still have this blog and the support from all of you and I hope 2025 blesses us all as we live in the present and go for what makes us happy.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Christmas

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Is over and all the presents are opened and the wrapping paper is all in the trash.

The gifts are still holding our attention but for how much longer?

I hope long enough but who knows maybe by the time all the decorations and the tree is gone our desire for those gifts will be gone as well.

The warmth from the fireplace will be around longer than our thoughts of those gifts.

For it’s gonna be a cold winter and it is always nice to sit by the fire and enjoy the warmth.

But soon we will have to leave the cabin and go back to reality and not see or feel the magic only Christmas would bring around this time of year.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

So cold

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Outside and here I am blowing on my hands for warmth hoping that will be enough until I get back to the car.

I didn’t want to be out today but this was the first snow of the season and all my friends had come out today.

Besides the cold, the snow-covered grass and trees brought back great memories of when we were all in middle school and would meet up on snow days and play until we were too cold or our parents came to collect us.

Those were the carefree days and sometimes I wonder now as an adult will ever have more of those days.

Or will my joy only be watching my kids experience it now? To see the wonder in their eyes as they play in the cold until I call them in to warm up.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Finishing up

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the tree because, like always, we ran out of time talking the night away.

Oh, how I appreciate this time of year when you are so near.

But like clockwork, you go back to work and I finish up what little decorations we have left and then enjoy it with you another day.

As the countdown is now three days to Christmas, I can’t wait to see your face when you open the gift that brings you more present joy than you have felt in a while.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes