Chrimbo Limbo*

Welcome to Chrimbo Limbo A little fathomed place  Where all that’s left is online-shopping… A curious also-ran race To grab the salesday bargains, Online or even in store (Though this time round, for obvious reasons, Long queues are to be abhorred…) And if that fails, try chariot wheels Adorned with glistening blades (Imaginary- just to […]

Coping With Christmas…

Christmas this year seems particularly hard(Even to the point of writing a card)Trapped en masse in a sci-fi-type voidOf viral attrition, so widely deployed.The highstreet’s still buzzing-A weird contradiction…Especially given publicised government restrictions,Raising an unmarked question for thoseWho just cannot fathom why the stores are all closed.But, hey! There’s still radio and TV…Audio-visual companyFor any on their own, by […]

What the Elf…?!

Should we say ‘Elfs’ or ‘Elves’?A dialectic decision we might judge for ourselvesOn account of the context we find we’re inWhen happy-go-lucky in the Christmas din…Or should we simply not confessTo believing in fairy folk at all,Notwithstanding the palpable realityThey’re likely to be most trustworthy of allGiven the current political debacle,Glibly eclipsing all sense of […]

Santa, Sale or Return…*

Christmas is finished¹ Unofficially, at least… (With the gentlest nudge towards order and peace) Though, technically, this is only Day Three, Which may still explain the decorated tree, The cards displayed around the house. And the newly begun game of cat-and-mouse In terms of the need to thank the givers For all that Santa himself […]

Boxing Day*

‘Boxing Day’… A confrontational moniker, some might say. The tone of physical confrontation Unlikely to inure the situation: The pull of the sales, an ugly business As adults fight for bargains while children witness All that Santa’s clearly failed to deliver… The scrums would make any rugby player quiver! The pushing and pulling and leaning […]