Christmas pageant—
the one who had to get married
plays virgin Mary
another Christmas . . .
my parents visit
the son in prison
… by Lee Gurga from Fresh Scent (1998)
home for Christmas:
my childhood desk drawer
empty
Christmas Eve –
bits of a price sticker
stuck on my finger
… by Michael Dylan Welch
“home for Christmas” – from Open Window –
“Christmas Eve” – The Heron’s Nest (Sept. 2005)
christmas evening
the goose she raised
all summer
…. by ed markowski
married a decade
she hides
the mistletoe
married a decade
he can’t find
the mistletoe
wrapping and packing –
she pastes on
a Holiday smile
… by dagosan
potluck
Not content with dampening any “holiday spirits” that don’t acknowledge his own parochial faith, Prof. Bainbridge is now turning his Scrooge-like evil grin toward the poor folks of Canada, hoping to further his own parochial political and petro interests — by suggesting we make Alberta the 51st State.