Christmas Evening:
Come we are at last to the end of Christmas Day
Food mostly eaten, family & friends gone away
Gifts stacked in corners of each and every room
Logan and his airplane have ceased to play Zoom
Twinkling tree still sheds soft red, green, and blue
Lights the couch where I finally relax with you
Fridge full of leftover ham, potatoes, and pies
We've eaten too much while telling ourselves lies
Tomorrow we pack away decorations and trim
Avoiding bathroom scale knowing we aren't slim
Looking forward to New Years one week hence
Our planet having come full circle one year since
Reflecting now on all this year we've said and done
The times we've all shared - Good, bad, and fun
Old friends still here, new ones to join the show
A new granddaughter we are just getting to know
Money we've spent and money we've earned
Days at the beach when we really got burned
Old jobs replaced with new and hopefully better
A new dog in the house that ain't no Setter
Despite the continuous roar of my family zoo
Glad indeed I am to have shared it all with you
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
Never mind. I give up.
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