The Disappearance Holiday

Rose Rosetree’s Christmas Poem 2024

Rose Rosetree
3 min readDec 16, 2024
The Disappearance Holiday: In this photo, you might mainly see an everyday table set for four.

Christmas Poem 2024 is related to my annual custom of publishing a poem in the holiday spirit. For this year, today’s the day.

Incidentally, would any of you like to hear me read this poem for you? You’re in luck. This year, I’ve made an audio recording — which you’ll find at the link just provided.

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As always, you’re invited to COMMENT at the version of this blogpost at my personal blog. Commenting there is easy — no hoops for you to jump through. Come share any reactions you have to this poem.

Name Your Favorite Energy Spirituality® Blogposts 2024

Which are some of your favorite articles that have been published this year at the Energy Spirituality® Blog? You can find a list in the COMMENTS section of the version of this post at my aforementioned personal blog.

And now, here we go with this year’s poetry treat: A poem about this Christmas season. Here’s our . . .

Christmas Poem 2024: The Disappearance Holiday

by Rose Rosetree

Copyright© by Rose Rosetree 2024

I cannot feel the usual holiday

Christmas within my heart is gone, apparently.

Did the Election kill it? What is wrong?

I’m used to feeling Christmas in my heart.

All I need do is look. Or listen. Then

it’s like big sky in me . . . begins to dawn.

That’s how I find the God within my heart.

Wherever I be, I’ll find sacredness

and carry God within me all day long.

Now, climate’s changing. Weather has turned weird.

People are changing too. Some have turned proud.

I could find a cruel ugliness to fear.

I could despair. This I refuse to do

while breath is in my body.

Suddenly

The worry in my chest, my legs, my face —

Near-crying — gentles down. A wonder place

Begins to open up. All on its own.

I sink down, on my knees. Because, because

God never left God’s throne of Everywhere.

Christmas and every day, God’s in my heart.

That means I’ll offer little Christmas gifts

to friends and seeming strangers. All year long:

At minimum, a word * a smile * a listen.

I’ll find a simple way of giving back.

That’s far more interesting than giving up.

©Rose Rosetree, Founder of Energy Spirituality

Sterling, Virginia, 2024

And yes, you’re invited to share today’s poem. And recording. All I ask is that you specifically attribute this poem to the author. Also, include the url for this Christmas Poem 2024.

BTW, for extra fun, you can contrast the poet’s reading of this poem with a clever mechanical alternative. Here on Medium. Go ahead. Listen to that “performance” just like an audiobook.

Do you think AI voices will replace our human selves any time soon?

Rose Rosetree is the author of Bigger than All the Night Sky,” 2nd edition. She has given over 1,000 media interviews. In addition, 44 authorized foreign editions of her books have been sold. Rose is the founder of Energy Spirituality®, a unique resource for personal growth and spiritual awakening.

Mostly, Rose publishes prose. ;-)

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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree

Written by Rose Rosetree

Rose has written a national bestseller in Germany. See all her books at rose-rosetree.com. She’s the founder of Energy Spirituality™ for spiritual awakening.

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