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.

[Kuldeep desai]

You have stitched the words with a great Visualisation.......
You have built your poem like an army of emotion.......
Which touches our heart which is called perfection.....
It's an small tiny poem for your great poem,,,,,,,,,,,, and I have to learn many things from your work...... thank you for sharing.....

[armin]

No doubt, its your best work Dale really a touching story. You just grabbed my attention from the first stanza
Tiny hands, tattered clothes,
Kids laughed and jeered,
Mother in the hospital,
A Father filled with fear
Then you hit the whole write with your best. I really praise you for the given lines,
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,
Beautifully penned
And you ended it in a splendid way
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,
Wow saving it to my library, it was really cool.
Thanks for sharing.
armin. ...

[armin]

Hope you had a amazing christmas party. I had a blast ,perhaps my best christmas in 19 years of living.

[Confuser]

Wow, so, so hapy for you Armin. Such a talented and kind young man. Don't forget, if you wish, have a theme for a song, I love music, both old & new! Guten Tag!

[armin]

how about something like Justin timberlake song ' Not a bad thing'. A lovely love song. I'll be much glad if I can create a splendid love song like that. Listen to the song, words are amazing.
I know people make promises all the time
Then they turn right around and break them
When someone cuts your heart open with a
knife and you're bleeding
But I could be that guy to heal it over time
And I won't stop until you believe it
'Cause baby you're worth it
A beautiful part of the song. I just love those lines.

[Confuser]

Oh, I do too. JT is so wonderful. Have you listened to any of Ed Sheerans music? New one where he's dancing with a young lady and more. Also, Sam Smith; will blow you away.

[armin]

I don't like samsmith. Ed sheeran is quite cool, I like his songs like 'lego house', 'don't' and especially 'everything has changed' which he performed with my taylor swift.

[Matching Socks]

Simple gorgeous Dale!
Well done here!

[wordman]

a beautiful and touching write
you should enter the christmas contest

[Confuser]

I don't know where it is, but I've already entered in "The Elf" and holiday; it may be one in the same?

[wordman]

no ,its called christmas and about children and christmas

[Confuser]

Well, I don't want to push my luck. Emily featured it, got an email today, I'm but a notice, those poems would blow mine out of the water. Wrote it this am. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.

[wordman]

most of these contests are just friends of friends and thats who wins them
but i have never won a contest either

[Confuser]

I have....and was delighted. There's a TYPO!!!! I cannot correct it; maybe systems slow. Darn it and if anyone reads it they will see; well life goes on.

[wordman]

good for you,and who cares about a type o merry christmas relax

[Confuser]

So right. Merry Christmas!

[Confuser]

Dale......................Happy Saturday!

[wordman]

fixing to rain here

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

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 and 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.






This was simply Gorgeous thank you
for sharing and for stopping by my page.




Have a blessed Christmas with our King
and fill with peace love and family and friends
Merry Christmas.

Benita

[R Smith]

absolutely beautiful Dale, a true spirit of christmas poem and one of your very best works, much to be proud of here well done, merry christmas to you and your family :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Just beautiful, Dale, it's a silent night all over again, merry Christmas. :) Rudi

[Confuser]

Same to you Rudi. It will be, especially if I finish my cleaning! And awake my son, his room a disaster. HA! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. Thank you.

[Confuser]

Wow, Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! Thank you very much for reading....do not worry, I will be reading the story Stone, I will not forget.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you Dale. Have a good day. :) Rudi