Tag Archives: Lizzie Deas

Lizzie Deas was a prolific writer and poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One of her best-known works is a short story called The Christmas Rose.

December 20, 2021

Dec 2021

Lizzie Deas’ “The Christmas Rose”

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“‘Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold,’ said the angel, ‘is offering more meet for the Christ Child than these pure Christmas Roses.'”

October 15, 2021

Oct 2021

“Hawkweed” – An Autumnal Poem By Lizzie Deas

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“For see, as summer wanes, what beauty lies- / What consolation, too, within their sun-filled eyes.”