Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LETTER FROM ALICE, by IRIS JAMIESON First Line: Dear mom / today, I found god! Last Line: He's a methodist! Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The | ||||||||
Dear Mom: Today, I found God! You know how I've looked for him? For so long . . . In so many places . . . In churches of every denomination I've knelt, searching for him; I've hunted him at the firesides of friends; I've watched upon the hills at midnight, I've listened beside the rivers at evening; Barefooted, I've trudged the sands at dawn; I've walked bareheaded in the rain Lifted my face to the snows, Held out my arms to the wind -- But never did I feel him near me. I searched with hope at first, Then fear, and lately, Mom, With mocking laughter. Others found him; why could not I? And now, I have! This very day! Upon the street, just at noon, Amid the clamor and confusion And hurry and heat. How strange . . . He was standing With Kenny, Mom! He had on riding boots, And the sun Made his hair look almost red, And his eyes were blue -- and glad -- And when Kenny said, "This is Alice," He took my hand In both his gentle ones That were as brown And as hard as Kenny's And said, with a little catch In his beautiful, beautiful voice, "Why, Alice, I was beginning To think you'd never find me!" Then, I knew! Oh, Mom, I knew! . . . Is that what You've always meant When you said, "God is Love"? Is it, Mom? Sort of like you always told us That Santa Claus Is the Spirit of Christmas? That way, Mom? You're wonderful. And please, may I bring him home For the holidays? And Oh, Mom! You were right! He's a Methodist! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL |
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