Family Eve Poems

Our pot luck dinner starts with New Year’s Eve soup,
made of glass noodles, vegetables, shredded chicken
for long life. Five minutes before midnight, we pour
champagne for...

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i.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.
My wife and son lay silent, all tucked...

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December came with Christmas beckoning at the door
He saw every house bright with many a lamp
And the whole streets illumined with colorful lights and star
But...

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Kudos Gareth..' I'm on your side.!
Stand for Lisa; so sad she died
I got locked on f b for doing the
Same, yet the tides now turning
And...

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The family here and reminiscing.
Hats, horns, ready for midnight kissing.
But no, not this year, not meant to be.
As sudden high winds  tore through our...

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Santa’s sleighing high,
Among the starlit sky,
Mounds and mounds of toys,
For all the girls and boys.
Rudolph leads the trip,
Knows every curve and dip,
Santa turns on his...

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Soft swirling snow is dancing down, 
The earth wears a white lacy gown, 
Carols spread cheer in our hometown, 
In magic melodies we drown, 

Trinkets...

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I shall enjoy the quiet of this Christmas Eve
Reminiscing about Christmases past,
Thinking about a lost love that will cleave
The heart, but memories do last and...

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No fighting crowds 
No grabbing for food and drinks
No concerts no parties
Maybe an intimate evening with the dearest
Or the family 
Surely deep inside my heart...

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‘Twixt Christmas Eve and New Year
A time to reflect or regret 
We ate and drank too much methinks
when family and friends we met
We remember...

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To be swept higher and higher
On the breeze of a pink-salmon dawn
Troubles and cares?  Swishhh
All gone!

And what’s this?
I’m neither young nor old 
I’m eternal...

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I shall enjoy the quiet of this Christmas Eve
Reminiscing about Christmases past,
Thinking about a lost love that will cleave
The heart, but memories do last and...

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The poor boy heard Christmas beckoning at the door
He saw every house bright with many a lamp
And streets illumined with colorful lights and stars
But his...

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Her cards were all signed and sent.
She inhaled the rich, pine candle.
Fixed a birch branch that was bent.
Indeed, it was at a obtuse angle.


She recalled...

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Come, sing a melancholy tune with me
As we gather around the Christmas tree,
Enjoying our special time as a family
In front of the fireplace, warm as...

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