Thursday 19 December 2013

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Advent by Helen Birmingham

Hark!
The herald angels are announcing
twenty four days to what?
A crescendo of anticipation with jingle bells 
tolling the final anticlimax.
Santas watching their 'flock-covered' plastic reindeer.
Festive velvety bloom with curled tinsel tails.
The cattle are lowing 
but the baby awakes to the
drip, drip, drip of the unreasonable expectation behind 
soggy cardboard windows.
Oh come all ye faithful clowns 
in your stupid clown hats.
Electronic trumpets and drums for the little drummer boy.
Toy trains and teddy bears.
Bouncing balls 
and candy canes.
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.