Tagged: christmas
christmas morning is
christmas morning is
meant for bagels and
lox – smeared
generously
with family
.
20201225:1913
y
no one belongs to
no one belongs to
no one else – we recognize
this in loss, pain, in
separation two days before
christmas in a pandemic
.
20201223:1450
y
we’ve been here before –
we’ve been here before –
six days before christmas and
not yet home – somehow,
it feels different, homeward bound
plays in the distance, with teeth
.
20201219:1050
y
this christmas is a
this christmas is a
bouquet of christmases past –
without spilling over
.
20181225:2359
y
** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: over
you and i have not
(for kb and gm)
you and i have not
spoken since he died two
christmases ago –
or was it
last christmas,
hand in hand with
ignorance and
legitimate
excuses – in
our hearts, there
are traces
because i have
no secrets from you
.
20181221:1629
y
** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: secrets
we are exchanging
we are exchanging
traditions like the very
best gifts, long cherished
.
20171225:2328
y
christmas sunday, we
christmas sunday, we
dust off our best memories,
take them for a spin,
laying everything vintage
at the foot of our stained glass saints
.
20161225:1941
y
christmas eve, away
christmas eve, away
from home, but not the feeling
of home – it only
requires a little stretching,
by which we can string tall tales
.
20161224:1936
y
two a.m. in the
two a.m. in the
morning, christmas eve or day – it’s
all a blur, lying
awake in the dark, high sixties,
three mosquito bites in winter
.
20151225:0235
y
there are mornings
there are mornings
that beat
other
mornings –
insert coin
.
20141225:1024
y
