H. P. Lovecraft

Christmastide

Summary


"Christmastide" is a short Christmas poem by H. P. Lovecraft that captures the warm glow of a cottage hearth, flickering candles, and starlight shimmering over drifted snow. Far from Lovecraft's usual territory of dread and cosmic horror, the poem builds a mood of communal delight as church bells ring out and a mysterious magic descends from the sky to mark the passing year. In just eight lines, it conjures the hush and brightness of a winter night transformed by celebration.

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The cottage hearth beams warm and bright,
The candles gaily glow;
The stars emit a kinder light
Above the drifted snow.

A glowing cottage in the winter snow beneath bright stars, illustrating the Christmas poem Christmastide.

Down from the sky a magic steals
To glad the passing year,
And belfries sing with joyous peals,
For Christmastide is here!

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H. P. Lovecraft was an American author from Providence, Rhode Island, best known for pioneering cosmic horror fiction in the early twentieth century. "Christmastide" reveals a surprisingly tender and festive voice, showing that Lovecraft's range extended well beyond the eerie tales that made him famous.