December 2018: No Stockings Are Hung....{ A Resubmission, Only With " December 2018 " Added At Start Of Title! ] Poem by Bri Edwards
December 2018: No Stockings Are Hung....{ A Resubmission, Only With " December 2018 " Added At Start Of Title! ]
NO stockings, this Christmas Eve, by the chimney are hung.
NO holiday music plays in our home; NO carols are sung.
NO wreath's on our front door to make our home look so dandy.
I WON'T go to a midnight church service, where as a kid I got candy.
NO tree adorns our living room, topped off with a star.
NO Christmas cookies are baking to be placed in a jar.
NO presents are wrapped, awaiting Christmas Day's morning light.
A very few cards arrived, and THOSE aren't even in sight.
NO, it's not like the Christmas Eves I knew long ago,
when in bed I had visions of reindeer with Santa's swift sled in tow.
My parents are long dead and my siblings are scattered,
my daughter has her own family now, but I've got what most mattered.
I've got my health, or most of it, and still most of my teeth.
I've got warm outer winter clothes, and clothes to go underneath.
I've got food in the house, and each night a warm shower.
I've got a cell phone to call friends and relatives and to tell me the hour.
I've got wild birds out our windows to enjoy as they feed.
I've got PoemHunter, books, and movies; more than I need.
I've got volunteer work and such......to help keep me busy,
and I've got a loving wife, though...., at times, she makes me dizzy.
The ONE Christmas event I miss since moving......out to the West Coast.......
is making snowmen and snow women; it was what I liked most.
(resubmitted Dec. @018 ]
:)
bri
Even without a Christmas tree or stockings we have so much to be thankful for. We miss those wonderful days of yore but one can still be happy to see birds feeding on seeds and squirrels nibbling on acorns. Wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy NewYear. Glad you have reposted the poem.
Hey Bri- -I was going to write and say 'hi, how's everything, ' but now that I've read this poem I see things aren't so bad. I'm glad to hear it. Nice poem. Started out sad but had a nice twist ending. lol
Though Christmas this time lacked many of the usual stuff you used to enjoy earlier, still I must say that you have enough reason to rejoice! Enjoyed reading this realistic write that has come from your heart! Yes, instead of lamenting over what we do not have, count the blessings and be thankful! Do I sound here like a sanctimonious preacher? ? However a huge 10
More Christmas feelings in this poem than maybe the author will admit but It bursts with good will to all men like it or not Thanks Bri to my poem list.
Sounds like you just might be having a great Christmas. Yes, we no longer have indoor trees...but the pines in yard get decorated. It somehow actually feels even more seasonal, if that makes sense. Merry Christmas, Bri!
I've got wild birds out our windows to enjoy as they feed. I've got PoemHunter, books, and movies; more than I need. - - - -You have so many things to cheer about .I too.Let us hope New Year brings much more happiness to all. It is a beautiful poem, thanks for sharing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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7/28/2025 2:28:15 AM # 1.0.0
Happy Whatever to all, and to all a Good Night! !