Christmas Ghosts
(for anyone when looking at the lights is sad)
Christmas ghosts
They come a-haunting
Like eldritch carolers
Singing of the past
Offering misery for the present
I don’t know how to get rid of them
Maybe we need to
Invite them in
Drink their eggnog for them
Actually, I don’t think anything spiked
Will do
Open a present from the future, maybe
Letting life go on
Remove a shackle of the holiday
Leave it nearby, if need be
Allow something to be new
The snow, if snow
A phone call with an acquaintance
Something that is mild
Like a babe when sleeping
And sleep, too, you should
Maybe leave a light on
Of an unusual color
For season when a miracle
Or matter of will,
A gentle exorcism
Might happen
C L Couch
Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom
lights of Christmas
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