Holiday Sijo Poems

Eating chocolate bells until my bulging stomach swells.
Indulging in the sweets which I was given as holiday gifts.
Enjoying delicious small chocolate coins from a mason...

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Dancing away before the brightly burning gas fireplace.
Feeling the warmth of the flames through the glass upon my face.
Prancing about on this open-concept basement's beige...

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Jewellery, stylish pens, paper hearts, nostalgic figurines,
Memories of holidays spent in my grandmother's place,
Cherishing purple checker box with snowflakes, praying for same things....

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Stay away from guns of all kinds, youngster! They're not toys.
Believe what you heard in the holiday film, "The Christmas Story;"
repeated over and over ..."You'll...

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Ring the bells of Christmas cheer; let them dance and sing.

They’ll usher in such joy and fun; gifts and songs galore.

Remember though to share it...

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Tiny grains of sand and silica, swirl across the beach.
The travelling tides, wash away, all traces of human life.
Every few seconds the beach is renewed;...

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Hoof and sleigh tracks, in the snow; The telltale signs of Santa’s visit.
Presents beneath a brightly lit tree; jingling bells in the distance.
There’s nothing like,...

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RESOLUTIONS

my resolutions?
i don’t dare think how many
so?  won’t make any

two thousand thirteen
will come with january
fade – february

just like all the rest
predictions are numerous
cartoons humorous

politicians...

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Spare the noise and obtrusion; the ever increasing hype
They may congregate outside my gates
Tonight, I entertain solitude and quiet; the heart speaks...

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I push my feet blissfully 
into smooth sun-kissed grains of sand.
Taking my feet abruptly from their fun,
 down to the shore I run.
Warm briny sea...

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I push my two feet blissfully, deeply into sand.
Buried toes wiggle in the smoothness of fine grains warmed by sun.
Taking my feet abruptly from their...

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