curling
wings of wind
sugar
shaken firs
and icicles
hung like stockings
for the pointed toes of elves
swoop
down an arctic slope
bells
shaking on our sleighs
then climb
back to the house
searching the roof and sky
argue
which way is north
hear
the shouts of "supper"
look first
below the eaves
for deer tracks in the snow
pause
at the waiting door
wish
on the evening star
From Christmas Wears Many Faces edited by Laura Baldwin, 1980
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