This afternoon I was reading the poetry of a fellow blogger who had commented on one of my poems, and learned of a Form for All lesson I had missed at dVerse Poets Pub a few weeks ago. The lesson from Sam Peralta was on writing a poem based on the results of a search at googlism.com (not affiliated with Google, Inc.). I decided to give it a try and typed in the word “Advent” in the search. I then created the following poem out of the results. I decided not to repeat the phrase “Advent is” with each line, but instead to group the results into several stanzas. With Advent just around the corner (it starts Dec. 1), I offer this poem in preparation.
12/3/13 Update: We are 3 days into the Advent season, but I decided to share this for Open Link Night at dVerse today.
Advent Is
Advent is coming
Advent is a season
a holy season
a marvelous season
a season of preparation
not a penitential season
too good a season to waste
the season that begins the liturgical year
an especially lovely season and we can make great use of it
Advent is a time
a time of waiting
a time of preparation
a time of awaiting God
a time of spiritual preparation
a time of preparation for Christmas
a time of expectation and reflection
a time of awaiting a God who loves us
a time when Christians prepare to greet Christ
a time to celebrate Light in the midst of darkness
a time for looking forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus
a good time for us to live like people who are being redeemed
Advent is
for waiting
active waiting
promise of peace
about preparation
rest for the weary
anticipation and hope
about who holds the future
both a beginning and an end
one of those marvelous little jewels
a period of devout and joyful expectation
celebrated by Christians all over the world
a longing and anticipation in the midst of suffering
celebrated as a time of joy and hope as we await the coming of the King
Advent is kind of like that