First Things RSS Feed - Noreen Hayes https://www.firstthings.com/author/noreen-hayes en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:57:32 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/noreen-hayes 60 Recycling Christmas https://www.firstthings.com/article/1995/01/recycling-christmas https://www.firstthings.com/article/1995/01/recycling-christmas Sun, 01 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0500 Most of its dry needles lost with star
and spheres and angels, the tree we children dragged
the short way to the bonfire, tossed
crushed boxes, giftwrap on the pyre,
handfuls of snow so flames would crackle,
dart up the night to warm
our last caroling circle of the season-
a fragrant burning splendor.

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