Anticipation.
Trouble for some.
Carols and drinks and waiting.
Gatherings thick and thin,
and for some quiet solitude,
forgotten, a day to come
of empty hope.

Prays aplenty and thoughts
about the Christ child
born in poverty for only
this time of year,
with tables half-prepared
on the promise of the morn,
and trees, some encircled in colour,
others plain and improvised ,
with presents small and large
wrapped as a preparation
and sleeping children
dreaming of Santa and recovering
innocence on this day
before the time of make or break.

 

25/12/2025