Celebrations

-kb (2022)

Snow covered fields, with deer running free

Pinecones around, cardinals gazing at me

At the window I stand, by the warmth of the fire

Memories abound, inflaming desire

Waking my parents when the sun wasn’t out

For the family gathering as gifts laid about

When Dad was alive, and we called him daddy

And Mom moseyed downstairs, still as mommy

Experiencing joy, peace, hope, and love

From daddy and mommy, and the great Lord above

Lights dancing on walls, in red, green, and blue

Elvis belting of a blue Christmas without you

Telling the tale of the Miracle on 34th Street

And tinsel, of course, or Christmas is incomplete

The story unfolding that Santa’s a fraud

But daddy saying St. Nick had been called

To share the Lord’s love with all who would hear

To inspire the world to be joyful and cheer

For generations to praise the birth of the Christ

I learned, as a child, of His great sacrifice

Then, I was awoken before the sunrise

By excited young children that opened my eyes

They dragged us downstairs to lights on the tree

To wrapping paper, boxes, and scents of coffee

As I stand at the window, and see the deer run

My aching heart misses years ago fun

The cardinal gives me one last glance

The pinecone falls as though doing a dance

Eyes follow the cone til it lands on the ground

And I see the squirrel family that gathers around

Like my siblings and I did with my mom and dad

As my children did when they were little and glad

The Lord’s voice fills my heart with a message from heaven

Celebrations are coming with our believing brethren

The young, and the old, those living, those gone

Eternal family fiestas next time that Christ comes