Unsilent Night

There is a longing deep in our being for connection...to others...and I believe, to our Creator. A hope for something safe and satisfying. One that brings completeness and joy into this human experience we are each having. God means for us to have that longing become a reality. Like us, He deeply desires connection. His pure motive of love and His complete ability to do so meets our longings and our incomplete ability. Magic happens. My hope is that you might catch a glimpse within these poetic attempts, of the magnificent One beyond the face in a manger whose hand is reaching out to touch your face. May some of these words be part of that tender touch. Annette has lived in Traverse City Mi. most of her adult life. Her interest in poetry began early in life and her own musings were scattered about in journals, on scraps of paper, napkins and whatever material might be nearby when inspiration hit. She began to pull together some of these disjointed jottings into forms while taking a college poetry workshop with the hope that someone might be inspired by them as she has been through other's writings. Annette won first prize in a writing contest at that college for her poem, "Midwinter's Dream" and also just recently won 3rd prize in Xulon Press's January 2019 writer's contest for her poem, "Unsilent Night".