Tuesday, November 28, 2006

I Need to Write an Advent Poem!

Yikes! Consider this a virtual post-it. Reminder to self: write annual advent poem!

I've written an advent poem every year since 1992, the year D. and I got married. I always send it out to family and friends along with our Christmas card or letter (depending on the year).

It's a tradition I never expected to love so much, nor to keep so faithfully. But in recent years, it seems as though the advent season is arriving so much more quickly than it used to. I keep finding myself fretting that maybe this year, inspiration will not strike and I'll have no poem to send...or that I'll have to go into my poetic archives and send an old one.

I spent part of my morning at the office working on Advent/Christmas worship service schedules at church and it dawned on me anew that Advent really does begin this Sunday, December 3. So I'm now in my usual pleasurable flutter of creative panic, feeling completely "idea-less" and wondering when the gift idea or the gift line will arrive to start me off.

That's part of the joy and excitement...waiting... waiting and staying open to whatever creativity God sends this year.

4 comments:

Erin said...

Good luck! I'm sure you will come up with something great! :) I managed to come up with a Christmas card today, so I am happy. Now I just have to get some cardstock...

Beth said...

Wow! I'm impressed...
May I ask what the design is like? :-)

Erin said...

It reflects my big obsession of the year... :-P It's like those Christmas decorations that show Santa kneeling at the manger only this time it's Superman. I decided on it after I wrote a parody of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" that ended up sounded pretty Christmas card-ish... I think I'm going to wait until closer to Christmas to post it. ;)

Beth said...

Sounds neat! Several years ago I bought one of those "Santa keeling at the manger" ornaments for D. He grew up with Santa stories, far more than I did, so that meant a lot to him. I think it's a great idea to show Superman kneeling too. In fact, we sort of used "Jesus is greater than Superman" theme at our fall festival for the kids this year!

Can't wait to see your card and read your poem!