Blooming Red - Christmas Poetry for the Rational

Sep 28, 2026

Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational is a collection of Christmas poems featuring work by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball. The table of contents spans themes of prophecy, faith, memory, and transformation through vivid imagery and contemporary references. Poems such as “Out of Malibu” and “Christmas Reinvented” blend spiritual reflection with everyday scenes, while others focus on cosmic wonder, winter stillness, and seasonal rituals. The manuscript also includes poem credits, artwork attribution, and publication information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages60

Reading Time1 h 32 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Magdalena Ball

BLOOMINGRED CHRISTMAS POETRYFOR THE RATIONAL MAGDALENABALL,CAROLYNHOWARD-JOHNSON Blooming Red Christmas Poetry for theRational 0Magdalena Ball and CarolynHoward-Johnson0 od6ind t athen 色 Poem Credits Poems in this manuscript from CarolynHoward-Johnson have appeared in Tracings(Finishing Line Press). Poems in this manuscript from Magdalena Ballhave appeared in Beyond the Rainbow LiteraryMagazine,Words with Jam,Synaptic GraffitiMemory Project,and Unlikely Stories Cover and interior artwork by Vicki Thomas A Compulsive Reader Publicationmaggieball@compulsivereader.comhttp://www.compulsivereader.com/html All work contained within is the sole copyright of itsauthors and illustrator,and may not bereproduced without consent. ISBN:1449948243 EAN-13:9781449948245 BISAC:POE000000 POETRY/General Printed in the United States of America byCreateSpace.com. Discounts are available for bulk quantity purchases of thisbooklet to be used as greeting cards or for educationalpurposes by iindividuals,social organizations,orbusinesses.Exclusive formatting and personalization isavailable for large-quantity orders.For information,please contact TheCompulsiveReader,maggieball@compulsivereader.com Contents CAROLYN HOWARD-JOHNSON Arizona's Christmas Cardpromises promises 23 Out of Malibu:America's Fulfillmentof Prophecy4December's End7Cruising Santa Clause8Christmas Reinvented10Christmas Magic Wrought by Google'sKeyword Elves12All the Right Ingredients15Test of Faith16Christmases Past17How Daddy Untarnished MyTwelfth Christmas18Scientists Say20Greatest Gifts from On High21MAGDALENA BALLChristmas on the Beach23Six Million Years Ago24The Matrix26Infinity in Red28On the Dot30Winter Solstice or The Extreme of Winter32Silent Symphony33Year End34Local Star35Apocalypse Postponed36Memory Trick38Christmas Haiku39Carol to the Universe40 Carolyn Howard-Johnson 1 # Arizona's Christmas Card Abdomen and thorax green bubbles or two emerald cabochons,his legs like rose bush twigs,grey,beige,thorned.A green lynxspider rappels between spikesof ocotillo blooming red. # promises promises christmas brightmarquee lightstwinkle bulbssilver sprays single star in the velvetnight,wonder of wondersforever and ever whisper of solar windshum of spheres,rhythmof galaxiesuniversesstarlight (this one and its parallel)all whimper away, supernovas and hypernovas alike,when their time is done still surely as crystals melt and sand disperses, hope—a mobius strip neverending—expects miracle of miracles infinitum # Out of Malibu:America's Fulfillment of Prophecy "Yet out ofyou shall come forth to Methe one to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old,from everlasting."~Prophecy Malibu commemorates the young Son’sbirth.The balsa family spends Christmaseshere in a lean-to on a bluff.These daysa white-star dim in LA's skies—leadstravelers to them.That timeof times no light guided wifeand husband to Bethlehem,onlysandy days,bitter desert nights.No intention then of becoming mythor graven image but here they aretoday.A likely place to settle.Familiarpalms near a sea like Sinai's.Timeweathers them,still as stones,hearts hardened to wood, their feet statue-still,exiles alteredfrom folk to revered.Their designnever to be worshipped,they askthis night for compassion. And so it was.Their feet quickenfrom carvings to flesh.The choiceto stay or leave now theirs,they travel interstate byroads at night when they will not frightenother sojourners,they—homeless,shoeless,unfamiliar robes,facesContinued...

FAQs

Who are the main contributors to Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational?

The manuscript credits poems by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball, along with cover and interior artwork by Vicki Thomas.

What themes appear across the poem collection?

The contents indicate recurring themes such as prophecy, faith, past and memory, gifts, winter and solstice, and transformations of Christmas tradition.

Where have some poems in the manuscript been previously published?

The poem credits state that poems from Carolyn Howard-Johnson have appeared in Tracings (Finishing Line Press), and poems from Magdalena Ball have appeared in Beyond the Rainbow Literary Magazine, Words with Jam, Synaptic Graffiti Memory Project, and Unlikely Stories.

Sep 28, 2026

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