Christmas Lights
written by: Robert Walton
Christmas Lights
And seashells are much the same,
Shining sunrise red,
Orange as poppies,
Amber as pools beneath redwoods,
Emerald as new grass
On the third day of rain,
And silver as the
Rain.
They rest
Where chance tides
Or human whimsy
Have left them,
And sparkle
With the starlight
Of children’s laughter.
Robert Walton is a retired middle school teacher, classical musician, rock climber and mountaineer with ascents in Yosemite and Pinnacles National Park. An experienced writer, his Civil War novel 'Dawn Drums' won the 2014 New Mexico Book Awards Tony Hillerman Prize for best fiction. Most recently, his story 'Suka Blat' was published in Alternative Truths.
Latest posts by Robert Walton (see all)
- Christmas Lights - December 23, 2025
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- The Magi Sisters - December 27, 2022
