We are Never Alone--By Jean Calkins--United States

We are Never Alone

I’m searching for the Christmas Spirit,

lost, along with dear ones

who have journeyed before us

to a more forgiving place.

Their leaving weighs heavy

on my heart, but there are

those who remain, to share

my pain. Hand in hand

we walk the ageless path.

The Spirit of the Holy Days

weaves its message around

us, lifting us on wings

of eternal joy, lightening

our steps, easing our way

into the Season of Promise.

Jean, at 82, has been writing poems since she was 18. For 25 years she published a popular poetry quarterly of up to 100 pages, with a subscribership of nearly 500. Illness in 1986 ended the magazine. She published The Jokester, by email, a 2-page monthly of clean humor. Many of our Whispers’ contributors were published in various editions. October 2016 was her last issue.