Christmas Tree Poems

Is it just me,
Or does the room sigh when the tree comes down?
That empty corner whispers of something lost,
A glow extinguished too soon.
Regret tiptoes in—
Should...

Read More

A Conifer

A
Blue Spruce
Born from a cone
Green leaves shaped like needles
Inhale deep draughts carbon dioxide
Provide places for wrens and chickadees to hide
Sticky sap exuded from the...

Read More

The world was charged with the atmosphere 
Of love and warmth as Christmas drew near
Greeting each other across the globe
From country to country, from home...

Read More

Cranberry garlands the Christmas tree
Piña empanadas and gifts of filigree 
Children’s faces aglow
Kissing ‘neath the mistletoe 
Midnight mass tradition with family

    ...

Read More

Up on the Christmas tree, cat paws pause
As the tree tilts and eventually falls
Ornaments scatter with lots of noise
But the furry kitty never loses it’s...

Read More

My little Christmas Tree, 
Made of artificial ferns and decorative lights, 
It is growing shorter year by year, 
Giving company to my shortening stature. 
...

Read More

Jack Horner was an impish little boy, who lived on Cherry Orchard farm;
That produced varieties of fruit. For a mellowing sun, kept groves warm.

The Horners...

Read More

For 36 years it’s been a Christmas tradition for Deborah and me
that the only gift we give each other is a Christmas tree.

As we decorate...

Read More

Every year we question whether
we want to put the Christmas tree up
It's a lot of work for a short time
but the joy we feel at...

Read More

It is Christmas in a pine grove
Holding vigil in a foxhole
Not an atheist to be found
As artillery shakes the ground
The pines adorned with crystal flecks
And...

Read More

I joined the crowd last night to watch
The local Christmas tree
As it officially got lit,
A lovely sight to see.

Although it’s not my holiday,
The festiveness appealed
And...

Read More

The Christmas spirit
Is felt in the air
Bare trees and bushes
Are decorated
With Christmas lights lit

Lightening the darkness
Making it brighter
In the darkness shown
The snow on bushes 
Looks...

Read More

Our Christmas traditions ...
They came across the sea,
From the old, old towns
In the heart of Germany 

Sugar and spice - filled
Were the gingerbread men,
Cut by...

Read More

TREE of love, adorned with care
TRUE the bond beyond compare
TRIMmed with lights, our hearts ignite
TIME can’t dim this sacred light
TUNE of carols softly hums
TURN the...

Read More

I read her old letters from time to time
Hoping one day she may still write
Pretending she's still just miles away
I'll send my letters out anyway
As...

Read More