December 24, 2021 · 3:29 pm
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How Strange – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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“My idea of Christmas …. is very simple, loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” Bob Hope

How Strange

How strange,
that Christmas is crucified,
its guts emptied out like
William Wallace on a bleak
field of no consequence,
and yet we claim the shell 
of the day and its saccharine 
shell to suck dry and make its
meaning, long perverted by 
the mad monks of st. banal's,
who has set everyone's teeth 
on edge with their vinegary 
story that curdles me, while
all it ever was, was a story 
of how to love in the midst of 
the chaos of life.

Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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20 responses to “How Strange – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. blindzanygirl
    December 24, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    Paul, I can’t tell you what this means to me. It puts it all into a nutshell. Thankyou.

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  4. calmkate
    December 24, 2021 at 11:59 pm

    well said, good health and happiness to you and yours Rev!

    You will love this one …

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  5. Liz Gauffreau
    December 25, 2021 at 12:34 am

    I love those last three lines. I hope you have a good Christmas, Paul.

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  7. Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet
    December 25, 2021 at 8:31 pm

    I agree with you…and bob Hope! ❤

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  8. Chris Hall
    December 26, 2021 at 8:02 am

    Splendid words, Paul. Hope you had a good one.🎄

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  9. Charis Counselling
    December 27, 2021 at 9:01 am

    I love this poem – it made me smile but totally agree with the powerful and sobering message of it also

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