Christmas Banshees Poem by r james sterzinger

Christmas Banshees

Rating: 4.5


some folks celebrate
Christmas by donning
trees with lights
brandishing needles
and stringing popcorn,
tinsel.

cooking turkey,
yams,
potatoes and ham,
good wine:
white and red.

large and small
gifts in fancy paper
that gets ripped off
like an old drunk.
price tags included for returns
things we really want.

hugs too are exchanged,
Christmas kisses
sweeter to be sure
and more appreciated than anything;
by grandma and uncle mike
who is a little 'grabby but kind'.

peppermint sticks
fruitcake
assorted chocolates.

hymns carols
midnight mass
candles and creche.

and then there is our house.

'GET THAT BATHROOM CLEAN...
THIS LIVING ROOM IS A PIGSTY...
TAKE OFF THOSE SNOWY BOOTS...
I BURNED THE BISCUITS AGAIN...
SHE'S TRYING TO RUIN MY CHRISTMAS! ! ! '

ahh, sweet memories
from long ago
that my family carries on
generation to generation!

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