A Christmas Story
They couldn’t get through
Because of the snow
So all that icicle day
He stuck to the window
Too shy to pray
Too small to say
Why have you abandoned me?
Then, at the final hour,
As eve lifted to morning
Hooves clattered like squirrels
In the eaves, soot rained
And ho ho hos and bells
Made truth beautiful
As any white lie; a clot of coal
Single and uneven on the mantel;
Who had told on him?
Had his sins been so thorough?
Now, gifted judiciously
By his untrim hero,
A hirsute saint in a fat suit,
He came to learn his worth
Set about rubbing palms black
Wherein the spark of a diamond
(Hope) cut against skin’s frail grain.
Better to believe, be damned
Than rise to empty promise
A chalky kiss in the garden;
Heart pain unwraps as balm.
poem by Todd Swift
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I saw your comment on my blog recently....I don't check the comments too often! Which poem of mine where you interested in?
Adrienne