
Twelve of our favorite Classic Christmas poems for the twelve days of the Christmas season…
Featuring work by Mary Oliver, George Macdonald, Madeleine L’Engle, Jane Kenyon, and more!
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First Day of Christmas
December 25
Making the House
Ready for the Lord
Mary Oliver
Dear Lord, I have swept and I have washed but
still nothing is as shining as it should be
for you. Under the sink, for example, is an
uproar of mice — it is the season of their
many children. What shall I do? …
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