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
on days that smell like
christmas, crack open the windows
and unlock the doors
.
20221217:1959
y
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
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
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