Christmas 2024
I am in a season of creating Christmas rituals for myself. Last year I cooked for friends, decorated the house and I wrote a poem which I shared in reponse to Christmas messages I received. This time of year has never been an easy time for me so in order to break the loop, I have committed to bending the will of this time of year to reflect what I need. 2023 poem, "Flowers" I have put up the decorations anew (with a new additions of angels I bought in Uganda), I came home to Christmas flowers from my sister and I penned a poem to mark this year's Christmas. The poem began as a letter to Christmas but I eventually settled for a very dull title: "Christmas 2024" Every year, you arrive with old memories and new yearnings You arrive demanding rituals of beauty from splintered glass we cannot put back together again You arrive with old recipes and new clothes new songs and long journeys Demanding that we try again You insist on being a full day no half measure in a ...
