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A Jolly Folly Christmas

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^{Filigree is ornamental work of fine wire or delicate design,}

^{often applied to gold and silver surfaces. BYO = bring your own}

^{Test My Drink Kit = just a drop of your suspicious drink, if spot turns green it’s drugged.}

Cranberry garlands the Christmas tree Piña empanadas and gifts of filigree Children’s faces aglow Kissing ‘neath the mistletoe Midnight mass tradition with family Flights have been cancelled call the hotels! Humbug to last minute changes and jingle bells Lil black dress doesn’t fit BYO Test My Drink Kit It’s pub night with my standby drinking pals Merry Christmas Joyeux Noël Feliz Navidad Happy Hanukkah Happy Kwanzaa!

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B.J. Fitz

Date: 1/1/2025 8:41:00 PM

Love this, very real and cognizant. I hope your New Year is meaningful yet slow, and productive yet happy.

I Am Anaya
Date: 1/11/2025 3:28:00 PM

Ty, Fitz! The new year has begun with tradegy here, Wildfires. Pray for those who lost everything. Love & Happiness!!

John Loving Iii

Date: 12/30/2024 3:53:00 PM

Ending with American traditions. Very nice.

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/30/2024 7:19:00 PM

The plot thickens, like gravy. Ty John ! ~Yoko lol

Yann Rolland

Date: 12/30/2024 12:51:00 PM

so lovely poem, in all languages, enlightening, ready to do it again happy new year poet

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/30/2024 7:17:00 PM

Yann, yes I'm looking forward to your poetry in the new year. Cheers!

Susan Ashley

Date: 12/29/2024 8:27:00 AM

Dearest Anaya, my soulful creative friend, I enjoyed both the light and dark sides of Christmas expressed in your set of limericks, capturing both the idealized romanticism and depressing not-so-sparkly realism of Christmastime, drawing a nostalgic and contemporary contrast. Indeed, you capture Christmas with vanilla sweetness and dark humor with poetic finesse. Warmest wishes to you, dearest Anaya, for a happy, healthy new year filled with lots of laughter, love and poetic inspiration.. Cheers! ~Susan

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/30/2024 10:14:00 AM

Hello Susan, glad you enjoyed the not so traditional limericks, all in fun of course. Not-so-sparky has made me smile, well said. Ty. Soon midnight shall be ushering in 2025. Happy New Year! Cheers, Susan!

Duke Beaufort

Date: 12/27/2024 10:21:00 AM

Hi Anaya, a very interesting combination of limericks that compares the pluses and minuses of this holiday and life in general. There's a lot of wisdom here! I find the "Test My Drink Kit" reference amusing/disturbing and would hope we'd always be among people we could trust. But alas, we're not, so please be very careful. Sounds like you are and that's a good thing! Have a great and safe new year that combines the best of both worlds!!!

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/30/2024 10:10:00 AM

Hi Duke, I heard all about the kit from Dateline. There is such a kit! Although all in fun, not your traditional limericks and date rape is a serious issue. Glad you enjoyed the contrast. Ty. Soon midnight shall be ushering the new year, Happy New Year!

Benjamin Bartley

Date: 12/25/2024 4:47:00 PM

Merry Christmas!

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/25/2024 4:52:00 PM

Ty, Benjamin!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/25/2024 3:46:00 PM

Merry Christmas! Love your cute limericks, Anaya!

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/25/2024 4:51:00 PM

Ty, Kim! Lovely avatar. xo Merry Christmas!

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 12/25/2024 2:42:00 PM

Merry Christmas to you too Anaya, lovely limericks and picture… Beryl

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/25/2024 4:50:00 PM

TY, Beryl! xo Merry Christmas!

Robert Gorelick

Date: 12/25/2024 12:15:00 PM

Nostalgic and well-grounded and true to life, Anaya. "Christmas Cheer" With my absent dear friend, I yearn to carouse_And soak up all the joy the season allows_I shout Merry Christmas you all!_As an Uber I call_Now I revel in the cheer friendship endows. Merry Christmas cheers! Robert

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/25/2024 4:50:00 PM

Ty Robert. I'd like to add your limerick "Christmas Cheer" to mine. Ty, it's sentimental yet humorous. Merry Christmas!