Secrets in the Christmas Tree
I loved putting together this little slideshow based on some earlier writing. The words hold the vision, so I decided to share the pictures in the much more fluid medium of the mind’s eye (rather than on the screen.)
(Link here for a random post from my blog.)
[...] December 2, 2007 by Amidha K. Porter, M.A. After I wrote the “Illumination” post below, I decided to find a suitable Christmas tree for my page. This one reminds me vaguely of one of my favorite painters, Charles Burchfield. His paintings, however, are far less “storybook” and far more angsty, with everything in them conveying the darkest and saddest and sometimes most frightening mysteries–and the beauty of them. This one, to me, conveys a feeling of warmth, and reaching for the light, which is what I think these particular holidays are all about. I realize there are various similar ones in other traditions, but I am writing, here, about the one with which I am the most familiar.God bless us ones and All. See Carol’s slideshow on the topic: http://carolsill.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/secrets-in-the-christmas-tree/ [...]
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Christmas Greetings
Thanks so much for this. This year we are only sharing Christmas Day with the tree and others and I’ve been feeling badly about this tree sacrifice as well as the first Christmas without Sebastian and Jules nearby. Your piece transformed that and I’m heading out to joyfully rescue onbe tree from the tree lot and invite it home with us,
Much love
Carole