I.
Mistletoe kisses
for the hordes of giddy folk
alcohol in blood
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II.
Presents covered up
just to be unwrapped again
a colourful waste
--------------------
III.
Evening skulks along
terrible television
Quality Street tin
Dec 22, 2014
Dec 22, 2014 at 5:38 PM UTC
I.
Mistletoe kisses
for the hordes of giddy folk
alcohol in blood
--------------------
II.
Presents covered up
just to be unwrapped again
a colourful waste
--------------------
III.
Evening skulks along
terrible television
Quality Street tin
Written: December 2014.
Explanation: A set of three haikus written in my own time regarding Christmas, following on from similar pieces written in 2012 ('Yuletide Trilogy') and 2013 ('Stocking Fillers'). These haikus are not intended to be taken seriously, and are one-off deviations from my usual style. 'Quality Street' refers to a tin of various individual sweets (mostly chocolate), sold in Britain and primarily popular during Christmas.
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