Joyce Johnson Poet Tanka

Christmas Stocking

No fancy stockings
And no big mantel either
Every day stockings 
Hung over a chair with care
For old Santa Claus to fill

Just as excited
As the richest kids in town
Who hung fancy socks
On big beautiful mantels
With higher expectations

Those hard scrabble days
The only sweets that we saw
Were in our stocking
On that cold December morn 
Along with juicy orange 

By: Joyce Johnson 11/6/11  Won a 3rd in contest

For Russell Sivey’s contest “Christmas Stocking  Tribute”

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Carol Sunshine Brown December 12, 2011 at 12:29 PM Congratulations on your placement in Russell's "Christmas Stocking Tribute" contest Joyce. Love, Carol

Carolyn Devonshire December 12, 2011 at 12:28 PM Congratulations on your great win, Joyce! I love this entry. Love, Carolyn

Carolyn Devonshire November 9, 2011 at 1:01 PM Our stockings were filled with fruit, Joyce, but we still enjoyed them on Christmas morning. My folks didn't have a lot of money either, so my expectations were not very high. It was the spirit of Christmas that we all loved most, not the material aspects of the holiday. This is a lovely, nostalgic entry for Russell's contest. Wishing you success! Love, Carolyn

John Loving Iii November 8, 2011 at 10:45 AM "with higher expectations" what an inspiration. john

Broken Butterfly November 8, 2011 at 6:15 AM This made me want to cry Joyce. So many kids have nothing for Christmas. May I add you as a fav poet if I have not already.

Andrea Dietrich November 7, 2011 at 9:12 PM simply lovely, Joyce. I love the old fashioned feel to this one.

Sara Kendrick November 7, 2011 at 1:11 PM Enjoyed reading your swatch of Christmas memory in poetic form..Beautiful presentation..Good luck in the contest..Reads like winners' circle to me..Thanks for stopping by, reading, and commenting on my work..I too have tried hominy but I do not really care for it..Some grits are hominy grits..I am not sure how hominy is made so those grits I don't know exactly how they are made..Grits are somewhat bland but I add cheese usually to mine for the Calcium..I cook mine with some milk also..Sara Carolyn Devonshire November 9, 2011 at 1:02 PM Calcium is important for people of all ages, Sara. Good suggestion on adding cheese to the grits. Sara Kendrick November 7, 2011 at 1:11 PM I add the milk for the calcium..I am at the age that I need the added calcium in my diet.. Sara

Susan Buchel November 6, 2011 at 5:21 PM I LIKE this one.... made me think of our own home, how somehow Mom made it special though we had little.... thanks!