Christmas Verse of Grief and Grace

In the hush of December’s night,  

I remember a chair left empty,  

a voice that once carried carols,  

now folded into silence.  

Grief lingers like winter’s shadow,  

yet even in sorrow’s chill,  

a star breaks through the dark—  

Bethlehem’s light, 

eternal and unyielding.  

For unto us a Child was born,  

not to erase our tears,  

but to cradle them in mercy,  

to lift the weight of sin,  

to promise life beyond the grave.  

So I hold both ache and alleluia,  

my father’s absence, 

my Savior’s presence—  

and in this holy paradox,  

Christmas becomes not loss,  

but love incarnate,  

a dawn that death cannot dim.  

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, 24 December 2025 - All Rights Reserved

My Star

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I gaze through the lens, 

I thought you were a star.

Your love touches my eyes reaching me, 

touches life, outlining your presence in me.

Your warmth never burns, 

your hug glows inside me.

Your brightness, is subtle, impressive,

 a love that knows no distance.

You speak through my heart 

without even opening your lips.

We consummated our longing 

every time the world darkens.

You are humble enough 

to reach me beyond the expanse, 

telling me there is something

 rather than nothing.

I then realized that you saw me before 

or is it I that saw you?

Every night, our future meets from a distant past.

I wonder if you are still there.

(written with permission from someone but forget his/her name)

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV , 1st published @Sunflower for Emily, February 2015 - All Rights Reserved