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Christmas Day
Xmas
The birth of Christ
Life’s everlasting gift
Offered freely and with great love
Christmas
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RoseBlack
Mon, 2023-12-18 19:52
The meaning of Christmas
You have summed it up well with your poem. Simple and elegant! Good job..merry Christmas.
~RoseBlack~
Clentin
Mon, 2023-12-18 21:43
Thanks Rose, again I am
Thanks Rose, again I am trying a cinquain.
Geezer
Mon, 2023-12-18 20:58
Why not...
use Birthday as your first word? Then you will have a two-syllable word without having to ignore the third syllable in X-mas
Day? Unless of course, you want to say X-mas day for a particular reason? In that case, why not just say X-mas?
~ Geez.
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Clentin
Mon, 2023-12-18 21:44
I used Xmas Day because it
I used Xmas Day because it was two syllables for the first line. I double checked the syllable count.
Hank you flor reading and your comments
Geezer
Mon, 2023-12-18 21:56
Two?
X / mas / Day, how is that two?
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Clentin
Tue, 2023-12-19 07:18
I checked it with the app
I checked it with the app syllable counter more than twice, it makes Xmas as 1 syllable, I originally had Yuletide but it came out 3 syllables rather than the required 2?
Could it be wrong?
I see it counted both ways, I will edit thanks.
Geezer
Tue, 2023-12-19 13:36
I may be...
the one who is wrong, what say the rest of you? How would you pronounce Xmas?
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Clentin
Tue, 2023-12-19 14:39
I saw Xmas listed as 2
I saw Xmas listed as 2+syllable and akso as 1 syllable!,!!!!
Clentin
Tue, 2023-12-19 14:39
I saw Xmas listed as 2
I saw Xmas listed as 2+syllable and akso as 1 syllable!,!!!!
Candlewitch
Tue, 2023-12-19 13:46
hello,
maybe you could use (Yule) instead of xmas and (Yuletide) instead of Christmas?
*love, Cat
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Clentin
Tue, 2023-12-19 14:41
The problem is Yule is only
The problem is Yule is only 1syllable, Yuletide 3?
Cinquain calls for 2 syllable word to begin and end with.
Thanks for comments
Lavender
Tue, 2023-12-19 21:22
Christmas Day
Hello, Clentin,
Hmm...not certain why the syllable app would give Xmas a one syllable count, nor give yuletide 3 syllables. That's a quandary! I would agree that Xmas is 2, yuletide is 2, and also toss in the option to perhaps use "Noel." Just a thought.
Merry Christmas to you!
L
Clentin
Tue, 2023-12-19 23:02
Thank you . I will decide
Thank you . I will decide what to use.
Geezer
Wed, 2023-12-20 10:48
Glad to see...
all the people that wanted to help! Makes my heart glad! ~ Geez.
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