Stephanie Hauer
advent
somewhere in
those brisk particles of air,
chilled by winter’s icy gaze,
are the tiniest pinpricks
of a season of joy
that i cannot
resist.
slowly i feel them,
the glittering gemstones of
christmastime,
infiltrating my soul,
entering through my sniffling nose
as i walk through campus
wrapped in my heaviest coat.
the wind lifts those sparks,
clusters them in my lungs.
they spread throughout
my whole being.
it is not yet thanksgiving,
but i cannot deny entry
to this jubilant dust of christmas,
feeding slowly into my heart.
Stephanie Hauer works as a contracted staff writer at Rehumanize International. She contributed to the fourth edition of the Catholic Youth Bible from Saint Mary’s Press, and has published articles with Array of Hope, To Write Love on Her Arms, and Celebrate Life magazine. Her poetry is featured in Pinnacle Anthology and Create | Encounter. When she’s not muttering at a manuscript, Stephanie is usually sipping an iced chai tea latté or fussing over her succulents.
somewhere in
those brisk particles of air,
chilled by winter’s icy gaze,
are the tiniest pinpricks
of a season of joy
that i cannot
resist.
slowly i feel them,
the glittering gemstones of
christmastime,
infiltrating my soul,
entering through my sniffling nose
as i walk through campus
wrapped in my heaviest coat.
the wind lifts those sparks,
clusters them in my lungs.
they spread throughout
my whole being.
it is not yet thanksgiving,
but i cannot deny entry
to this jubilant dust of christmas,
feeding slowly into my heart.
Stephanie Hauer works as a contracted staff writer at Rehumanize International. She contributed to the fourth edition of the Catholic Youth Bible from Saint Mary’s Press, and has published articles with Array of Hope, To Write Love on Her Arms, and Celebrate Life magazine. Her poetry is featured in Pinnacle Anthology and Create | Encounter. When she’s not muttering at a manuscript, Stephanie is usually sipping an iced chai tea latté or fussing over her succulents.