The Nutcracker
Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Russell

The Nutcracker

White flakes falling in the silence of the house at night

And the festive lights flickering in the fire’s gracious sight;

A tree in living room bedecked like a royal crown

Shining tinsel in ruby red, with gold it glistens round

the structure of the evergreen, structure ever sound.

The room is ready, ready laid, the hearth is roaring fair,

And merry laughs of Christmasing are joyous, without care.

A sound sounds forth in sparkling song

Of triumph, hark the king who rights all wrongs;

A song that heralds, here comes the first of all the guests,

A song that harks, harks an uncle, him whose loved the best.

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Desires Inside
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

Desires Inside

Nervousness, and trembling flowing over

Why the insecurities under

my beating heart, my blanking mind,

my rushing through impossible time?

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Upon the Shore
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

Upon the Shore

Upon the shore, I stand and wait

A mast, a lighthouse

In the nook of the cape

And the wind whips my dress

It batters and beats

Its paltry attacks

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Borrowing
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

Borrowing

Borrowed finery

Borrowed future

How long do I have to wait for you,

wait for the future?

I have borrowed

against the day

When my disguise

will fall away…

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I Believe
Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Russell

I Believe

I believe he will come back again

I believe this is not the end.

When flowers bloom, when Love commands

Christ will not let this time extend

And when he’s here vs. when he’s gone

the time shall flow like years have come…

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The Trinity of Times
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

The Trinity of Times

In the expectation that three times

I shall know

In the complication that twice

have come and gone

In the coronation of marriage

within my soul

I tremble, and I wait

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The Questions
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

The Questions

What if I get married?

What if I have a kid?

Is this what you wanted,

When we were little kids?

The heartbreak wounds

The soul it sighs

The mind grapples with its lies.

Who are you now?

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To You…
poem Elizabeth Russell poem Elizabeth Russell

To You…

Don’t think I’ve forgotten you

Just because I haven’t written in awhile…

I’ve been communing with someone higher

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Conquer
Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Russell

Conquer

I conquered all

and found only blindness

I tried on my own

I tried it all…

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