Advent by James Schuyler
"Advent" by James
Schuyler
Open my eyes on the welcome
rosy shock of sunshine.
Open the first little door
of my Advent calendar:
a darling hobby horse
on wheels. Open
the window a crack: and
quickly close it against
a knife-like draught. The day
looks warmer than it is.
I’m not sure how I made it
through this year. With all the Trump triggers. The mashup every Friday of an
executive order that disenfranchises some segment of the US population. The
frenzy of weekend tweets sure to distract. How did I manage to accomplish
anything!
Yet unbelievably I’ve had
more success this year than ever. Not only a book contract for a novel I’ve
been trying to sell forever, but 13 acceptances of “Other Writing” plus an
eBook, Flash Memoir: Writing Prompts to Get You Flashing. Whew!
Nevertheless, glad to see the
end of 2017, and the advent of 2018, opening the little window on a new year
and hopefully some surprises.
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