REFLECTION.....
Anticipation drives you on
Comes the moment, and it's gone
Left behind, wrapping-paper-mountain
Fridge of left-overs, no ones counting
Does it matter, how the day was spent
If true emotion, made a special event
Genuine smiles, pleasure of giving
Talk of the past, of loved ones missing
In homes world over, format the same
A time for children, not stock-piled-gains
Limited gifts, when thought does count
Each year allow, past memory mount
Character building, applied in varied ways
Until next year, when on that special day
Celebrated for gifts, not our saviours birth
Time for reflection, not gluttonous mirth
Whatever outcome, one rule wins through
A time for families, both old or brand new
Sadly there will be singles, eating alone
Those cold on our streets, without a home
At a time when giving, comes to the fore
Caring-sharing, not just presents galore
People make a moment, special gifts
Throughout coming years, give spiritual lift
Whether you donated, food, gift or your time
To share table and hearth, with mankind
Cherish family memories, important too
Remembered by elderly, their past shines through
A simple smile escapes, when sitting alone.....
You returning to memories, from past...private zone
Dragged to the present, to be enjoyed once more
Of family and friends, in a personal memory store......
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Posted: Dec 2018
About this poem:
just my reflections......with all my family in the UK, I spent Christmas with a friends family.....reminding me what makes a family tic.......and how past memories are filtered down to the young ones, as a family catch up......