Gentlewomen’s lament

God rest ye merry
gentlemen? I don’t see them
lifting a finger!

It’s a wonderful life

Only if you’re not
the one doing the shopping,
cleaning and baking.

Holiday spirit

Like catching snowflakes,
this melts quickly from the heat
of a stressful month.

Oh Christmas tree

We bring it home, put
it on life support so we
can hang ornaments.

Christmas tree lot

Sad orphans ripped from
the forest stretch out their limbs
pleading, ‘Take *me* home.”

Christmas lights

Like flickering tongues
of flame in green…blue…red. Just
plug in and enjoy.

Picking Christmas trees

Like speed dating, if
they make a good impression,
they come home with us.

After the storm

Inside the snowglobe
winter’s still life settles as
flakes swirl in the air.

Color of winter

White has many shades.
Shadow blue, sunlit gold, grey
of approaching storm.

Let it snow

Summer’s sizzle leaves
me cold. Instead, winter’s white
embrace warms my heart.