Tagged: christmas

t-minus four days

t-minus four days
till christmas, even the deer
in our backyard are

m.i.a., busy rehearsing
as backup for their annual gig
.
20221221:1653
y

on days that smell like

three months till christmas

three months till christmas
and counting, but we can still
play ella’s greatest

hits to get everyone in
the spirit, over crab rice
.
20220927:2016
y

from holiday to

from holiday to
holiday to holiday,
the neighbors compete

for who leaves up their decor the
longest, who takes them down first
.
20220126:2022
y

thirty-odd minutes

thirty-odd minutes
after midnight, the neighbors
launched half-a-dozen

fireworks, determined to
light the way for santa’s sleigh
.
20211225:0724
y

we stand at the edge

we stand at the edge
of christmas eve, sorting through
baubles of memories

augmented through time, letting
our most genuine light pass through
.
20211224:2010
y

the holidays – one

the holidays – one
more opportunity to keep
up with the Joneses

and their ninety-six indoor
christmas trees, deliver us…
.
20211211:2005
y

christmas morning is

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