Christmas:
Being at home with the people we love
Wrapping up bundles of socks and gloves
Hanging up stockings, no matter our age,
Stuffing the turkey with onion and sage
Watching The Grinch and a Wonderful Life
Glad the day’s past without too much strife…
Christmas:
Rushing around from here to there
Umpteen to-do lists and nothing to wear
Last minute buying of not-needed stuff
Just in case we’ve not bought enough
Frantically filling our fridges with food
Meant to be merry no matter our mood
Christmas:
For some it’s a good time, for many it’s not
And in amongst all of the stuff that’s been bought
Sadness is wrapped up in paper smiles
And ribbons of loneliness bind present piles
For some it’s a good time, for many it’s not
As Christmas reminds them of who they’ve not got
Christmas:
Be different and stop all the tearing around
Forget all the ‘must haves’ you haven’t yet found
The presents and turkey and crackers and fizz
Don’t need to be perfect, that’s not how life is.
If you feel jolly and merry, that’s good
But if you don’t, well, don’t feel that you should.
Christmas:
You don’t have to follow tradition you know
You really don’t have to go with the Christmas flow
Ignore all the hype and just do things your way
Be how you feel on Christmas Day
If it’s hard or sad, I’m so sorry, my friend
And if it’s a good one, enjoy till its end.
© Jane Milne 2016
