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WINTER ' FOURTEEN He brings us full circle. This is a very short poem, succinct, complex in its apparent simplicity and beautifully written. As befits the topic, it is traditionally set out, making use of subtle rhymes and assonance, tapping into allusions from our collective memory, literature and song and turning Christmas inside out and back again. I love it and will always love it because it speaks to me of what Christmas is really about – that sense of mystery. That magic. Our need to tell a story and the one thing we all long for -- the gift of certainty. ### The Linnet's Wings Poetry, Winter 2014