Tagged: christmas
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
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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
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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
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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
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christmas morning is
christmas morning is
meant for bagels and
lox – smeared
generously
with family
.
20201225:1913
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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
.
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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
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this christmas is a
this christmas is a
bouquet of christmases past –
without spilling over
.
20181225:2359
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** 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
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** 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
.
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