Is it “Merry Christmas?” I think that is a very good question, but fear not, for most of the answers are included in my “acclaimed” poem of the same title below. Written in 2015 it first featured in my 3rd book “Reviews of Life in Verse”, (list below) and has been very popular and always widely complimented on, none less than on several recent readings with folks kindly saying “it said it all, and puts the point exactly”! Thanks folks and that is exactly my aim and style since the first of my now ten books were successfully published eight years ago.
In my six years writing monthly articles here I often touched on various factors of Christmas time, good and bad, but are once again in the poem. My poems have been applauded (by THE Poetry Society no less) as excellent “fable like stories”, again my intention from my Day One!
Anyway the poem then and please enjoy, have a great Festive Season and New Year where I really DO hope we are nice to each other all year long!
Is it Merry Christmas?
Christmas cheer fills the world
All ready for that special day,
Got to have the greatest meal
For the best ever family day.
Smiling faces beam for the photo
All happy sat round the table.
Well mostly smiling, some just trying,
To look as happy as they’re able!
For Christmas isn’t all it seems
Despite your spending and the drinking,
And peace on earth, goodwill to men
Isn’t really what most are thinking!
It all has to be done, put on a show
Make sure the kids presents are the best,
For when they all return to school
Their parents must pass this test.
Not much cheer in the Christmas crush
Battling each other in the shops,
To get all excesses in good time,
You must pull out all the stops.
Or be deprived of those luxuries
The adverts scream you must buy,
So your greatest day stresses soar
No matter just how hard you try.
For Christmas isn’t all it seems
Despite your spending and the drinking,
And peace on earth, goodwill to men
Isn’t really what most are thinking!
Greed mentality takes over dwellings
Cramming supplies up to the walls,
As if to withstand some long siege
This one day battle is made for fools
Who succumb to the media demands,
And empty their banks and cash flow.
So after the fuss and waste is done
It’s not worth seeing your money go
But I’m no Scrooge or killjoy at all
I like a booze up too, that I must say,
Though I really can’t help thinking
How nice if it was Christmas every day.
And not the seasons bloating scene
With It’s pushing and shoving crowd,
Who cannot see that just being nice
All long year round is still allowed!
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