Dear You,
I've been here, waiting
for quite an awful long while
my Christmas tree’s a skeleton
my Mistletoe’s missing the toe
my ugly sweater’s an attractive doily
the eggnog’s mould spores unionized
while I’ve been here, waiting for You
I don't care about composting tree,
missing toe, changeling sweater,
or mould spore solidarity
All I care about is You,
who cannot be
bought packaged bagged sold,
I have not one use for gold
trimmings or fancy paper,
I can live without things
baubles toys trinkets rings
All I need
All I want
for Christmas
is You
Truly Yours,
Me
~
Nathan MacKrith
11/28/17
Dec 11, 2018
Dec 11, 2018 at 10:25 PM UTC
Dear You,
I've been here, waiting
for quite an awful long while
my Christmas tree’s a skeleton
my Mistletoe’s missing the toe
my ugly sweater’s an attractive doily
the eggnog’s mould spores unionized
while I’ve been here, waiting for You
I don't care about composting tree,
missing toe, changeling sweater,
or mould spore solidarity
All I care about is You,
who cannot be
bought packaged bagged sold,
I have not one use for gold
trimmings or fancy paper,
I can live without things
baubles toys trinkets rings
All I need
All I want
for Christmas
is You
Truly Yours,
Me
~
Nathan MacKrith
11/28/17
Published in BU’s “The Quill” Vol. 109, Issue No. 14 Dec 4, 2018
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