Preparation Time

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Before we celebrate
let’s pause and wait
to contemplate
and meditate
what we intend to celebrate.

Don’t be precipitate
take time to prepare
gifts and praise –
(not pressurised in gifting),
nor attempts at lifting
mood by frittering the days
in merriment trivial
thoughtlessly convival
fake as glitter
faded, jaded
wilting to bitter:
too much
too soon
is no celebration
just exhaustion!

[IP: too soon]

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Comments

Submitted by drew_gummerson on

Good advice there. 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. Giving thought about things gets easily squeezed out these days, to loss and tiredness! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

It should definitely not be all about presents, like a kind of arms race! And you are so right about planning, took me years to get that :0)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Not just planning, but preparing our hearts for both celebration and praise. Present giving has got rather out of hand hasn't it? And receiving presents graciously, and receiving Christ himself, and finding out about him.

I was telling Grace on her Christmas story how someone I knew once gave a present (I think to her parents) of a cow for somewhere, Africa probably (through a charity)! Rhiannon

Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Di's nailed it - it's just like an arms race! Wise words Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks. So hard to be straightforward about presents isnt it, so sad. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

A very clever poem, with your rhyme scheme working so well. And of course, a very iimportant message.

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jean.Rhiannon

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Very thoughtful, Rhiannon. It is so easy to get caught up in the frantic rush. 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. I appreciate that. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

"... In merriment trivial thoughtlessly convival.."
A time for celebration without forgetting the underlying message and importance of this time of year. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Paul. Rhiannon