Twas the Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas

Teddy
warm
and
soft,

timeless
hold
eased
Nick's
impatience
gay
hunger
towards

believing
even

festive
ornaments,
reindeer,
elf.

Christmas
holidays
raise
incandescent
sentiment
towards
many
alit
souls.


12/15/2022

a·lit v.
A past tense and a past participle of alight1.
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Buhagiar Avatar
December 15, 2022 at 10:55 AM
A well composed acrostic.
Andresen Avatar
December 15, 2022 at 10:35 AM
- A wonderful poem in this form, Eve - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs
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