Christmas in July
we say that Christmas is December
and yet
because we need not fixed remember
then
there is no reason why
can be no Christmas in July
c l couch
a while ago, a friend was asking why Christmas could not be celebrated in July, not with sales but with services; part of this verse I came up with right away, the rest boiling like plum pudding over years
photo by Susan Wilkinson on Unsplash
Christmas in July
(for the editor of a local newspaper)
I think it was largely a retail invention
I think it still is
There was a movement
For a while this year
To display Christmas
Or holiday lights,
But I don’t think it took on
Maybe was subsumed
By a trenchant desire
To be normal,
Which evidently has to be
A retrograde feeling
Too bad, since lights on houses
In July would be cool without,
You know, being cold
At least in these parts
I’d be up for Aussies and
Kiwis joining the movement,
Too
Lights and music
Maybe a sensation or two
We wouldn’t have to call it
Christmas—how much does the
Birth of Christ resonate, anyway?
We could be respecting of
All the good traditions
(there are many)
Frankly, nodding toward
Colors, maybe music
Gift-giving could take a pass
Let’s use what we already
Have
For fun, adding a toy penguin,
Maybe a dinosaur (also
stuffed, not stuffing us)
Or two
Not to make it chaos
But, to borrow from another
Celebration, a cornucopia
Inclusive, somewhat organized
Revelry without the stress
The other days have had
A campaign, then,
For all the senses in community
Unseasonal holidays in July
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
C L Couch
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