After Epiphany 2
The stripping of the tree is almost Lenten
The ornaments gone, only “bare ruined choirs”
Remain, no comfort of carols or hymns
As it is dragged outside into the cold
It almost seems to shiver in the winter sun
Reduced to poverty and then to scraps
Which in the months to come enkindle then
An evening fire after the cows are milked
But not celebrated with festive lights
The stripping of the tree is almost Lenten
Jan 8, 2017
Jan 8, 2017 at 2:07 PM UTC
After Epiphany 2
The stripping of the tree is almost Lenten
The ornaments gone, only “bare ruined choirs”
Remain, no comfort of carols or hymns
As it is dragged outside into the cold
It almost seems to shiver in the winter sun
Reduced to poverty and then to scraps
Which in the months to come enkindle then
An evening fire after the cows are milked
But not celebrated with festive lights
The stripping of the tree is almost Lenten