I Am Anaya Poet Limerick

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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.}

A Jolly Folly Christmas

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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John Loving Iii December 30, 2024 at 3:53 PM Ending with American traditions. Very nice. I Am Anaya December 30, 2024 at 7:19 PM The plot thickens, like gravy. Ty John ! ~Yoko lol

Yann Rolland December 30, 2024 at 12:51 PM so lovely poem, in all languages, enlightening, ready to do it again happy new year poet I Am Anaya December 30, 2024 at 7:17 PM Yann, yes I'm looking forward to your poetry in the new year. Cheers!

Susan Ashley December 29, 2024 at 8:27 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 December 30, 2024 at 10:14 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 December 27, 2024 at 10:21 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 December 30, 2024 at 10:10 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 December 25, 2024 at 4:47 PM Merry Christmas! I Am Anaya December 25, 2024 at 4:52 PM Ty, Benjamin!

Kim Rodrigues December 25, 2024 at 3:46 PM Merry Christmas! Love your cute limericks, Anaya! I Am Anaya December 25, 2024 at 4:51 PM Ty, Kim! Lovely avatar. xo Merry Christmas!

Beryl Edmonds December 25, 2024 at 2:42 PM Merry Christmas to you too Anaya, lovely limericks and picture… Beryl I Am Anaya December 25, 2024 at 4:50 PM TY, Beryl! xo Merry Christmas!

Robert Gorelick December 25, 2024 at 12:15 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 December 25, 2024 at 4:50 PM Ty Robert. I'd like to add your limerick "Christmas Cheer" to mine. Ty, it's sentimental yet humorous. Merry Christmas!