Wild bells, frosty earth, and sacred sky,
Rang in the love of truth and eternal light,
Once a white Christmas, you arrived this world 
with amber daises and dainty whimsical delight.

Happy bells, stormy land, and dutiful stars,
Rang in the new blood, rang out the ancient feud,
On a cherry Christmas, you came silently with me,
we wore innocent dreams and rounded rosy dimples.

Sometimes in the quietness I can hear you sing,
under shimmering moonlight and in the morning sun,
and feel you loving presence landing in my tears,
When I was blinded, deaf, and dreadfully bitter,
When I wanted to give up and join the faraway iceberg. 

In the bosom of the ocean buried,
In the winters of past discontent,
you are with me in everything I do,
follow every footprint of my path.
Seasons come, seasons go, 
You are my guiding angel,
and you will always be. 

Another year, another December,
Our love is a fever, burning still...

Another Christmas, another birthday,
Dearest child,
you are always more than beautiful to me...

Autobiographic Dialogue:

Many many years ago, on a Christmas Day, a young man and his family were anxiously waiting in the hospital for a new baby to be born. The mother, a 23-year-old opera actress, finally gave birth to a child after nearly 8 hours painful labor. The newborn infant was a wonder and perfect in every way, except the fact that she was a girl.

The family was desperately in need of a male heir and was assured by the doctor that the child would be a boy; however, her birth crashed all the fancy plans the whole family had carefully schemed. No one knew what to do with her…. That was the first Christmas and first day of life.

” They were sulking and screaming in madness! The doctor and nurses were blamed harshly….”. A relative who was there that Christmas confessed two decades later. But I was not surprised to learn this.

This Christmas, with this birthday poem, I am sending much love and deep compassion to the baby girl I was, reassuring her that everything is well and will continue to be well. May we be blessed and protected to the end of all times…

Revisiting those old days, I am still sometimes amazed by the fact that I have now fully grown into a woman…

Christmas 2018

Christmas 2019
Christmas 2020
Christmas 2021

My Christmas Morning

Enjoyed the first morning sunlights🏡

Ping was the first one arrived for my party. So wonderful to see her!🥳

Surprising gifts from a friend who couldn’t join us 💗

The Christmas brunch went well and cozy! Now it’s approaching nighttime, I am getting ready for Christmas dinner with just another two girlfriends who couldn’t make it for brunch this morning! 🥂💕

Thank you for reading and visiting, dear readers! May you all be blessed with the very best life has to offer! 🥳🎁🎄

Posted by:Annabel

Just a woman who writes her heart out, unapologetically……

31 replies on “A Time For Us (Christmas birthday poem)”

  3. You are beautiful! I am so honored to know you, Annabel. Happy Birthday! Your cake is gorgeous! 🍥🎉 I absolutely loved looked at your photos. So sweet. Wishing for you all the joy and happiness that can be found in this life. 💖

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    1. Your kindness always catches my heart, dear Michele!💗😃 I am blessed to have you with me! And yes, the design of the cake is very elegant. I loved it as well, except the fact that it was a bit too sweet 😅🤪🥂.
      Have a refreshing and invigorating New Year, beautiful Michele 🌸💃🏻

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  4. From a beautiful baby girl, her heart open to the world, you’ve aged as gracefully as you move, with a flowing beauty in each smile and every step forward. Sending two 😘😘 for a Merry Christmas & Happy Birthday, dear Annabel ~ today is a great day, your day❣️🥳🎉

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    1. Your words speak beauty and warmth always, Phil! I had one of the most charming birthdays yesterday🎂🥰, which I am grateful to all of you! My day was indeed a great day!🥳🎅🎄

      Million thanks and I absolutely LOVED the Christmas card you gifted !😜🥳

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      3. 🙏🏽🥂 you’re so welcome, your friendship has been such a gift Annabel, inspiring and encouraging 🙂. I am truly so glad and honoured to be your friend. Big hugs to you from across the sea 🤗🌻🌻🥂.

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      4. I’m more than delighted by your kind words, Nelson! Much much gratitude sending out to you!🙏🌸😃 Wish all the success, joy, and love surrounding every moment of your life! You deserve the best of all bests🎁….

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    1. I am exceedingly happy to read your comments, my dear friend!💕 your angle words have put heartfelt smiles on my face! 🤩

      Glad you enjoyed the poem and pictures! Very lucky to have you here🥳🌸. Send a big hug!

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  8. It’s your Birthday, You are one lovely creation, maybe not what was expected, but beautifully blessed and gifted.🥰🎁🎉
    Yes on a frosty day, warmth entered the equation of life and you breathe fresh air! Many years later you moved liked the wind and endured…Danced on to progression and survival. Wrote therapeutically and our hearts cried and declared YES… Like the angel dancer we too shall be well.🤗
    Happy Birthday, well done and there is still more to come! I celebrate you 🥂🌹and thank the heavens I have witness humble beauty!🙏

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    1. Thank you so much, Tony! For your kindness, compassion and everything else…🙏😃 The past was not a pleasant journey, but I know it will only get better every single day, as I have been so blessed by you. 😃 You all keep me going. My heart is filled with joy and gratitude…🌸🙏

      Wish you all the success, new adventures, and happiness in 2020! 🥳🥂

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      1. My Dear Annabel, it is a pleasure to cross the distance and reach you in words and thoughts that are sincere. My heart pours out of it, what it has received from you!
        I do not have to wish for your success, because you are already a success. If you are able to help someone or bring them through you are victorious. So here’s to more victories and more breakthroughs!🤗🥂❤️🙏

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      2. I am very grateful for your sincere and generous kind word, my friend! You shred lights around and we are contend🙏😃.

        I am happy reading that I am ‘a success already’ 🥰 in your eyes. Success, though not much in a worldly way I guess😅…. Many thanks and appreciation from my heart to you, Tony!

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