Santa Clause Poem by Benjamin Chiu Uy

Santa Clause

December precluded once's relatives, once every twilight's inclusion,

You can almost see his ghost riding home on theairplane,

In the distance, it was a wild brotherly divorce,

You could never decline a bear hug although it wasn't our custom,
Accept a dinning invitation on Pearl River Oriental Restaurant,

A kindling of sad affections,
Afflicted sourly of intent miscommunications,

In spite of Skype or instant images' transmission,

Never regret thatbond, some wide rivers keep apart,

A face tragically unrecognizable,
Because of rugged distances,

Pretending brothers, pretending ignorance,
Bearing Chinese angpao envelopes,

Containing one hungry one hundred American dollar,
Because you are poor,

And he's Santa Clause you'd see once a year.