Christopher Hnatiuk
Happy holidays everyone!
I wanted to make something I could share with family and friends
this year. I truly would like any feedback as I have thoughts that some pets
need work, just would love to hear if others feel the same. Regardless, hope it
gives a little joy this season!
Lights
Those first strands of light
Start the wonderful climb
To children’s favorite night
We call it Christmastime
Each year they are hung
And memories come along
Our favorite songs are sung
Alone or in throng
Yet those strands are more
Than mere cords and plastic
Look close, you can’t ignore
What makes them fantastic;
The lights start to look
Like more than a glow
It’s a Christmastime book!
Your family on show;
That one’s your mother’s
That one’s your aunt’s
Friends are different colors
Yet they all seem to dance
Every light has a name
Its own place in the line
Not a single one the same
Notably, their shine
Some may have gone dark
But don’t worry, don’t fret
Their absence may be stark;
There’s a place for them yet
Their light will shine on
In the stories you tell
For no lights are gone
When in memories they dwell
Some lights may have cracks
Their colorings worn thin
Tired bulb starting to relax
From its time in the bin
Curiously these flaws
Only help us remember
The sorcery that Clause
Casts every December
Since all lights are afire
With his magic and cheer
Fueled by Yule desire
Which wanes year to year
It’s the lights that shine bright
Regardless of their fault
That make this time feel right
It’s in them I exalt
So If your light is dim
It’s easy: raise your voice!
Fill his magic to the brim
Make happiness your choice!
Make this holiday season
Special and grand
If for no other reason
Than to light up that strand
