Friday, December 25, 2009

Christmas Passed

Now tell me no more about Christmas,
I have survived it once again
busy,  short-shrift  no less
than usual.


It’s the tinsel, the politics, the hype.
I have survived it once again
hungry, bereft no less
than usual.


Someday I’ll pass it all by
the tinsel, the petty politics, the hype,
and celebrate the astonishing love meant
to be usual.


                     Wanda McCollar

Posted by Unknown at 6:42 PM

4 comments:

  1. rallentandaDecember 27, 2009 at 4:09 AM

    Yes Wanda please do that.Grasp that fleeting experience.Enjoyed this poem.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 27, 2009 at 6:21 PM

    My husband keeps trying that, and I consistently undermine.

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  3. Cynthia ShortDecember 27, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    Loved the thought of this..why don't we all not go to that "celebration of capitalism"!

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  4. KarenDecember 30, 2009 at 1:16 AM

    Thanks for saying what most of us are feeling!

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