I.
season of goodwill
exchanging of gifts beneath
artificial tree
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II.
time for family
trinkets spill from cheap crackers
exhausted punchlines
-----
III.
time for tradition
same old movies for children
naff celeb specials
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023 at 4:02 PM UTC
I.
season of goodwill
exchanging of gifts beneath
artificial tree
-----
II.
time for family
trinkets spill from cheap crackers
exhausted punchlines
-----
III.
time for tradition
same old movies for children
naff celeb specials
Written: December 2023.
Explanation: A set of three haikus relating to the Christmas period - not meant to be taken seriously, and a deviation from my normal style of work.
This follows a similar set of (fairly samey) haikus written over the past few years - Yuletide Trilogy (2012), Stocking Fillers (2013), Christmas Triptych (2014), Festive Trio (2015), Pulling Crackers (2016), Joyeux Noël (2017), Feliz Navidad (2018), Buon Natale (2019), God Jul (2020), Nollaig Shona (2021) and Nadolig Llawen (2022).
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