Take Me Home for Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Vacation Romance Read online

  MESSIAH

  He

  came

  to

  restore

  this

  cracked

  humanity.

  ANNA

  Your home

  is my home.

  You may have

  all the rest.

  No food,

  No roof,

  No pulse

  without You.

  All of my

  thoughts

  f i n d

  their way

  to You.

  Songs I

  will raise

  to Your

  Name.

  How sad

  are those

  who live

  apart from

  You?

  Hosannah.

  Every ounce

  of who I am

  gives You

  praise.

  Let all know

  He is here to redeem.

  SWADDLING CLOTHES

  You

  joined

  us

  in the world

  and made

  Her

  a mother.

  To You.

  To us.

  She wraps

  & protects

  & cares

  for

  Her

  little

  ones.

  MARY

  A mother,

  you have

  made

  me.

  Oh tiny

  baby

  Oh little

  boy

  sleep

  soundly

  sleep

  well.

  One day

  you will

  awaken

  them

  all.

  A sight,

  you have

  made

  us.

  See how

  they

  travel.

  See how

  they bend

  low.

  Here to

  behold my

  Son.

  One day

  you will

  teach

  them

  all.

  A light,

  you have

  made

  here.

  The hope

  of your

  birth fills

  this cold

  cave.

  Oh tiny baby,

  one day

  you will

  save us

  all.

  THE CHILD

  How

  can

  a

  child

  so

  small

  have

  formed

  the

  seas

  with

  His

  fingertips?

  A boy.

  A Son.

  The Face

  of a Heart

  of a Lord.

  GREAT JOY

  Can you

  s e n s e

  the holy

  turn?

  Can you

  w a t c h

  the moving

  of the

  concrete

  hearts?

  Still

  your

  wandering

  soul.

  Can you

  f e e l

  the makings

  of a new

  world?

  Can you

  s e e

  the breaking

  of the

  boarded

  walls?

  Lift

  your

  wounded

  hearts.

  You can

  r e l e a s e

  your heavy

  strain.

  You can

  l e t g o

  of your

  old woes

  & tired

  wounds.

  Greet

  your

  great

  joy.

  About the Author

  Jenny Bravo never imagined that she would write a book of poetry, but here we are! After a road trip through Wisconsin with her mother, she had a spark of inspiration that turned into a full-fledged poetry reflection on the Christmas Nativity.

  She has previously published three fiction books in her new adult series, beginning with These Are the Moments. She documented her self-publishing journey on her website, Jenny Bravo Books, where she also provides advice for aspiring authors. She drinks way too much coffee.

  If you would like to keep up with her, she will definitely throw you a party at the links below:

  Website: www.jennybravobooks.com

  Instagram: @jennybravobooks

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  Twitter: @jennybravobooks

  Acknowledgments

  To the God who leads me out of dark places over and over again.

  To my mother who will never turn down an adventure.

  To my father who is an actual superhero.

  To my sister who is fearless.

  To the most incredible circle of friends.

  To a big beautiful family who never stops showing up.