The Elf Costume

Emily’s Contest, The Elf

The Elf Costume

 

Tiny hands, tattered clothes,

Kids laughed and jeered,

Mother in the hospital,

A Father filled with fear,

 

Hands clasped together,

A prayer for angels’ ears,

Carried upto the heavens,

By calming winds it went,

 

Tho, in her prayer for healing,

A tiny thought slipped in,

The Christmas Costume Party,

she would never win.

 

In the morning she awoke,

Could not believe her Eyes,

The Elf went out the window,

Winked a sweet goodbye,

 

There lay a magical ensemble in the words she read,

Faith and Hope will Guide you, True beauty lies Within.

 

As she stepped upon that empty stage,

A joyous beaming smile let upon her face,

Like the mourning dove, let out of a cage,

Their clapping echoed to the Almighty,

 

He enveloped their sad souls guided by a smile,

through God’s merciful love, it rose and rose,

like the warming sun, beyond those tattered clothes, 

  

Her stage is shared by millions, the hopeless desperation,

Seeking truth and fulfillment, They only need to believe,

For once tired, now growing stronger, she doesn’t walk alone,

Redemption comes lifting her spirit where it always belonged,

 

The chorus began singing, Hosanna in the Highest ,

The bells began to ring, Tears falling down her face,

 

Love spread from our Lord the King.

Reviews

[SmittyJas]

Loving your writing is not hard. Spirit is with you where ever you are. Your Mind body and soul connect with every passing word you have the blessing of Hosanna superstar cling to every breath a careless whisper a warm embrace were meant to be written in a tiny space it did not lose its meaning on me I read in-between Got its true meaning and blessing for the Given words before you wrote you spoke to the Lord and he blesses your write with his warm embrace Loved it in any case.

[Terrence Chang]

Short and sweet. Nice one Dale.

[harshita]

the poem flows beautifully.... excellent work. :)

[Gee]

An enchanting piece.Uplifting,sweet.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Wow!!!
A different one from your usual style
Beautiful!!!!!
True christmassy feel!
I loved it!!
:)

[Belle]

This is beautiful and moving. You created such a poignant sense of desperation in your first three stanzas; it was truly heartbreaking. Your poem's message of redemption and acceptance is wonderful. I'm certain this would comfort anyone.

[MomzillaNC]

A gently touching tale with very moving imagery.

[willweb]

Such a beautiful poem, soft and uplifting to the heart. This was wonderful Dale.

[Don't just B, but B ama..]

Absolutely one of the best emotional pieces I have read lately, such a powerful, touching story it reveals. Awesome work, Thank You.