by bob stowers
Looking my window on West Bay, I used to be impressed to jot down the brief poem connected. Given our unstable political local weather, all of us want one thing just like the Christmas season to convey us collectively. It’s unique and has by no means appeared anywhere else in print.
I hope that you’ll share it together with your readers.
Christmas in Michigan
Aromatic smells from heat ovens are remembrances of properties,
Door wreaths with festive pears, snowy cones, and colourful bows
Bid welcome to guests, household, and mates to share within the season.
As Michiganders, we do that for everybody we could or could not know.
Snow within the Higher Peninsula indicators the arrival of the winter season,
Migrating birds flying south overhead hark a well-recognized season’s sound.
Glowing white lights illuminate cities north, south, east, and west
Imply the spirit of Christmas is on its means and gladness will abound.
Issues not what an individual’s background or life’s scenario could also be,
As a substitute, the nice and cozy Christmas season spirit fills hearts with surprise.
Deepest emotions are healthful and real and final lifetimes,
Experiences right now create glows in our hearts that solely develop fonder.
We pause to embrace reminiscences, and likewise to recall days passed by.
For these items make life significant whether or not we’re ladies or boys.
Remembrances outdated and new assist recall what was and is coming
As a result of a Michigan Christmas is full of merriment and nice pleasure.
At Christmas, well timed surprises discover a technique to every of our doorsteps,
Needs come true within the Mitten because the joyful season comes ‘spherical,
Happiness occurs all through our state’s cities, cities, and villages,
‘Tis the time of yr the place we’re joyful in all places it’s discovered.
Our hearts are the rationale that the Christmas season issues,
It’s not simply the beneficiant presents given or obtained far and close to.
Relatively, it’s the deep emotions from these you like or have cherished,
And the reminiscences of a well-recognized season felt at the moment of yr.
Dr. Bob Stowers of Traverse Metropolis is an emeritus affiliate professor at The School of William & Mary.
