Christmas Future Poems

We began an new tradition this Christmas…
each family member wrote a letter to our future self…
which Deborah and I collected and will keep safely on...

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The end of the year is the dawn of a new one.
The sadness and the yesterdays are all gone.
We have in front of us: a...

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I could wrap you
In secret
And cling
Like double-sided
Just to keep
Your gift
From prying eyes

But I have
No label
A name, perhaps
But no concept
No complete picture
For the pieces
Of you

Labels
Are for...

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Do you ever wonder?
I wonder about so many things.
Will it rain today?
Will it snow tomorrow?
Will I forget someone’s birthday?
Will I like this library book?
Will the...

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With Christmas rapidly approaching there is only one star for me
That I need to keep my gaze on so I can be all that He...

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The toy boxes empty, and yesterday's thrills

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When she was young,                                          ...

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One world to live in
Time will tell us what will come
Future good or bad 

 

Date Written:4/8/2022

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HowManySyllables ~ 5-7-5
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Christmas is over for another full year
And I am ready to shift into high gear
Hoping 2022 will bring lots of good cheer
What’s that? Did I...

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This trauma, I promise to remember. 

I wonder if in December…

By the time presents arrive. 

If I will still feel deprived. 

Of a better past...

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We dream dreams of impossible things 
to realize the limits of our mortality 
we dream of family and friends. 
Of someone to love to have...

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Past
On the face of many Christmas’s past
Fond memories still linger true and sound
Cold weather, snow and frost will never last
When the warmth of your friendship...

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I opened the envelope
Great expectations
I remember those Christmas gifts
Knitted socks again
I wrapped in a gift
Expected a good laught
Now I rarely see contrails in the sky
Miss...

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2020 was so very bad,                    ...

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One last time
The stage is mine
The Media's stunned
That deal now canned.

What were they thinking
With clearly no inkling
I'd throw in a wrench
And create such a stench.

Congress...

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