The Daily Grace
The Daily Grace

A Poem. An Offering. Of January.

Jan 12, 2025 | writing & work | 6 comments

J A N U A R Y

Slow

Extended

Easily considered

Long books and popping fires and

steaming cups of tea.

Quilts and crafts and cooking.

Soups and stews that spend the day

in simmer

then invite you, at your leisure,

to casually spoon-fill right into that perfect

wide-mouthed mug

that spends its summers

tucked in back shadows

of the coffee cup cabinet.

Soup asks so little:

           A dunk of a chunk of crusty bread, or

           a crumble of the lowly (but lovely) saltine.

           Take it to the sofa. Go ahead!

           Take your soup to the sofa and eat it right there

           cross-legged

           cozy

           unrepentant

           on the precious sofa.

January is warm,

forgiving—

bare trees

soft pillows

and candles that smell of pine;

conversations

that meander

and wind

and linger—

Ah, for love

of January.

— crm

1.12.25


6 Comments

  1. Cindy

    Amen to it all. Read it with my soup cup, knees up , snuggled up on the couch 🙂

    • Cathy

      Well that makes me smile!

  2. Colleen

    You make me see January in a whole new light

    • Cathy

      I’m glad since you get a lot of January in your part of the woods!

  3. Melissa Ligon

    Lovely, Cathy.

    • Cathy

      Thanks, Melissa!

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Hi. I’m Cathy.

This is a blog about writing, creative living, and grace in the everyday. It’s my hope this little spot on the internet will be for you a place of quiet and reflection, a source for inspiration, and a reminder there’s beauty all around—we simply need to keep our hearts open to see it. Thank you for being here with me.

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