A Limerick Prompt:
My Favourite Holiday
A Family of Christmas Tragics
There is a certain group in our family that absolutely adores Christmas, and I admit, I have always been one of the worst offenders!
Our pre-Christmas wind-up begins early, and culminates in celebrations both on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Shamefully, (or not), we go big on presents and food, and tease each other over gift purchases.
There are very few young children left in our aging family, (just a couple of late arrivals and great-grandies), but that has had no impact on the preparations and excitement leading up to the big day(s).
When New Year arrives:
The Christmas tree is dismantled,
No stockings to hang from the mantle.
Nor ruppa-pum-pum,
No eggnog or rum —
Soft breezes extinguish the candles.
Saint Nick has gone back to the cold,
The ham has gone green; it is old.
No reindeer, nose-red,
Attached to a sled,
The gifts we don’t want have been sold!
The depression is real, you should know,
At least there is sunshine, not snow!
When New Year is done
We will bask in the sun
While we wait for a whole year to go!
Come Feb’ry we start on our lists,
Who gets that? — Who’s gonna get this?
We think about dad,
Our girls, and the lads —
Our bro’s, and of course, there is sis.
The shopping is soon underway,
(Using cash and the new AfterPay),
We scheme and we plan —
Cripes! Forgot about gran!
Will rectify that — on pay day.
The gifts pile up in the drawers,
Under beds; spill onto the floors.
By June we will sing
About Christmasy things
While we deal with our everyday chores.
Then, before we can blink, it is here!
Good grief! Who has stolen the year?
There’s so much to wrap —
Who bought all this crap?
Why wasn’t I better prepared?
The day begins bright and cherry
Although Christmas Eve left us weary.
We gather the gang
The bon bons go, ‘bang’,
We all hug the gift-giving Fairy!
The house is complete disrepair,
Old gran has pee’d on her chair,
But, when all’s said and done,
We’ve had heaps of fun.
Damn! We now have to wait a whole year!
