Your glass of wine
stands untouched,
as does mine.
Because you’re not here
the candle wept wax
on my best linen cloth.
It doesn’t matter;
the only thing that does –
you never showed.
Don’t even mind
the turkey I cooked
burned to a frazzle...
Or the hassle
to make a Yorkshire
so it rose to greet you
at half-past one…
when you'd always drop by.
Just a card
would have been nice,
but I’ve still got last year’s
in the drawer somewhere.
Yes – here it is;
a robin on a sprig of holly.
I’ll pop it back down
on the mantelpiece.
For a moment,
I sensed your smile.
Losing my marbles,
perhaps.
It’s cold in here – fresh
out of logs, though,
for the fire.
Maybe, just a taste
of that Bordeaux
might warm me up.
So, here’s to us –
and Auld Lang Syne.
Happy Christmas, son.
Comments
Beeme | December 18, 2009 - 21:35
So beautiful and heartfelt, Tina.I really enjoyed, love the festive theme.
:-)
Beeme xx
shoe | December 19, 2009 - 11:08
I wonder how many of would like a card from that someone?... it's the details that hook me, perfect!
hilary west | December 19, 2009 - 16:57
Nice atmospheric piece; again it has that wistful quality you can capture so well. Happy Christmas by the way !
Cavalcaderl | December 21, 2009 - 00:21
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Silver Spun Sand | December 21, 2009 - 10:12
You never said a truer word, shoe. Most of us, I suspect.
Thank you for reading, and glad you liked it;-) Have a sunny weekend and let's hope they're wrong about more snow.
Tina
Cavalcaderl | December 21, 2009 - 10:20
new Silver-Spun-Sand
very sad.Computer crashed.
yesterday
Merry christmas and Peaceful +new Year
julie
Silver Spun Sand | December 21, 2009 - 11:33
Hilary, how very kind of you. A merry Christmas and a peaceful new year to you and yours.
And thank you for reading and for your words.
Tina
Silver Spun Sand | December 21, 2009 - 11:33
Thank you so very much, Beeme. Glad you enjoyed;-)
Tina xxx
MistakenMagic | December 22, 2009 - 12:46
I remember this one Tina! It's beautiful yet haunting - a well-deserved cherry!
Magic xxx
Silver Spun Sand | December 22, 2009 - 13:57
I bet you do, Magic. It was one of those poems I just could not get right and has morphed, somewhat, since the original version. I rethought it, rewrote it and retitled it and at last, I seem to have got there.
My thanks to you, as always.
Tina xxx