The Spirit Of Christmas
Post pudding buddhas,
recalling family fictions with alacrity,
punctuated with beery belches,
and laughter, of course,
as gifts are exchanged,
the excitement of socks and handkerchiefs,
as the everyday becomes a rich moment of joy.
Conversations of no particular importance,
early morning,
later night,
the spirit of Christmas is uncorked,
and sloshed about,
lubricating desiccated relatives,
loosening propriety,
aunt daisy heehawing like nobody’s business,
the buddhas pontificating,
changing the world,
while under the mistletoe,
lips lacking fidelity
with champagne romance,
and the solace of fruit mince.
Soon it will be weary time and a leaving,
till next year.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🎁 and Happy Holidays 😇🙏
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Thank you, and merry Christmas to you too 🙂
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Paul have you read the book Lamb by Christopher Moore?
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Moira – I haven’t – is it good?
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“desiccated relatives”!! lol Paul, wonderful poem! Haven’t we all experienced this! Merry Christmas!
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I think we have, many thank Dawn – Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas, Paul. Hope you had a good day with loved ones and friends.
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Thank you Dawn, we are having a good day, I hope yours was good too and the days ahead. Merry Christmas to you.
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Thanks Paul! Awesome sweltering day!
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Lol, here at Augusta it is quite mild, now have a light jumper on 🙂
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It’s a lovely spot. Wise to head further south! From memory there’s a pink and white house with white picket fence, as you enter town, that is charming. Enjoy your stay.
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We are fortunate to have our home here, we planned our retirement long ago and bought here about twelve years ago, then renovated. I loved it out east, but I couldn’t retire out there. Thanks.
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That was good planning. I always thought I’d retire in Balingup. My loyalties have shifted over the years … Margaret River, Dunsborough, even Bunbury. I think I’m just the eternal gypsy and won’t be settling anywhere, any time soon.
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I get that, I have moved a lot over the years, but tired of moving now, but rather love going to places for a time. Be the gypsy and enjoy.
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: ))
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ouch you describe the debauchery so well …. enjoy your Christmas day 🙂
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Bless you Kate, hope you have a lovely Christmas 🙂
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had a lovely breakfast with a delightful young family … a successful Brady bunch!
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Wonderful 🙂
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by the way that fat fella is Confucius … Buddha fasted for six years so was always skinny, westerners always confuse the two 😦
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I know, but given the plaster cast industry, I couldn’t resist.
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😉
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Thanks GP, Happy Christmas to you.
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Merry Christmas and all the best in 2019!
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Thank you, and wishing you a merry Christmas, and a happy new year.
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Paul, my son bought 12 croissants, so we will be eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner. One down, two to go. 🙂 I wonder if the big Christmas lunch harks back to a time, when people lived simply for most of the year, but would eat up big at Christmas because it was a special occasion? It has certainly been a riot of parties in my street over the last couple of weeks, Christmas seemingly extending over several weeks! Merry Christmas to you.
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Yes, in the ancient times one meal was common, sometimes two. Interesting thought about Christmas lunch. We’ve had a riot of parties too, all good and fun. I do love it, but I’m also glad when it’s over. Enjoy those croissants and Happy Christmas Tracey. 🙂
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The other side of Christmas! Merry Christmas, Paul.
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Lol, absolutely, I guess we all got a version of that 🙂
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Yes, of course! 😀
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😉
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Wow love this poem such great use of words
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I did have fun with this one
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