Church Decking at Christmas

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"Church Decking at Christmas" is a Christmas poem by William Wordsworth that mourns the loss of rich religious customs stripped away by overly austere forebears. Wordsworth laments how barren ceremony leaves memory and hope impoverished, warning that cold rationalist "light" can blight the soul. He turns instead to a joyful image: a church dressed in fresh holly at Christmas, its pews so alive with greenery that a linnet or thrush might perch and sing — a scene of warmth and reverence pushing back against winter's discomfort. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-poetry--6577576/support.

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