The Christmas Story
I'll tell it again
In the beginning
Is where to begin
Before the babe
Swathed and wrapt
Precious son
In stable napped
The Yule log burned and looked ahead
The evergreen in bold defiance
Snow and freeze, in winter dead
Nature's soul and man's reliance
Solstice and the birth of the sun
Saturnalia's disorder
A bit of fun
Draw a bowl and share the cheer
Feast day of the sun once a year
Adopted to adopt the son
Christ's mass
Close the factory on Christmas day
The creation of traditions
Love thy neighbor and pause to pray
The nativity
Wise ones, mother Mary and child
The lord of all men
Rag clad poor or richly styled
Born on earth to free from the sin
Now here we are; to what we know today
Coca- Cola red, Reindeer and sleigh
Down all our chimneys without pause
Saint Nick the bishop; the Santa Clause
Tree and tensile
Boxes and Bundles
Pretty little bags
Each and every
All with tags
Remnants of the past
They're plain and clear
Some things hold fast
Meanings fade I fear
But no matter how, the why, the when
Christmas time is here again
A time for joy, for love, for friend
Family and how we remember
Each and every December
Merry Christmas to all
As we all do say
With goodwill and tidings
For this very special day
Published by Walton S. Tissot
~ Walton S. Tissot is a pseudonym of William S. Tribell - *{PLEASE FEEL FREE: Anyone who enjoys the work, to Tweet, Dig, Blog, Tell a friend or anyway otherwise share and or promote it.}* - Born in America,... View profile
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Post a CommentLove this...Christmas cheer is made from memories dust...
Do see some common strains to my article here. Well done! Merry Christmas!
Most excellent work of art, it is a shame that poetry like this and many other writer's do not get enough exposure.
:D Merry Christmas.
Ho, Ho, Ho and a Merry Christmas to you too.
Great work and Merry Christmas, soon enough ;-)
Walton, this is most excellent my friend. Thanks for sharing your thoughts & mind about Christmas. I gave this a "Thumbs Up". I especially liked the lines, Remnants of the past
They're plain and clear
Some things hold fast
Meanings fade I fear
: - )
I LOVE THIS. I can absolutely see myself reading this in a book on Christmas Eve. Wonderful!
yes I did mean tinsel. thanks for pointing it out i missed it. No edit though as it was on call :(
you did mean "tinsel" -- OK, let the editor and proofreader pass away, Kudos for doing so much creative andnew inthis poem, even if you began at the beginning. Bravo and Shalom my Friend.