A lone, pine-cone
Poppy's Prompts | #12
Christmas Day arrives so fast
So unlike any in the past.
Where are the piles of presents, tinsel and tree?
Why is the lounge-room echoing… almost empty?
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No fragrance of freshly baked treacle, gingerbread
But that’s normal, we usually have coconut cake instead.
So glad there’s no fake mistletoe wreath
For little fingers to pluck rosy berries to eat!
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No mountain of gifts in all shapes, shades and sizes
Our main gift defies wrapping… there'll be few surprises.
It's the house we moved into on Christmas Eve...
more than enough to cheer and to please!
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Our possessions remain tightly packed away in boxes
we’re exhausted from cleaning, but happy… one of life’s paradoxes.
Our nod to Christmas is a decorated pinecone
perched atop an empty box... all alone.
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The restless cat curls up alongside…
becomes the Star of the show, finding no place to hide.
Fun and frivolity unexpectedly break out
when rolls of replacement fly screen are seized for a joust!
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Memories of that strange Christmas Day
still linger like a sweet aroma today.
How blessed to have a cosy home out of the weather
but better yet, to be living as a family close together.
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Written for Vocal's Holiday Reflections in Verse Challenge & Poppy’s final Prompts… see below.
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Comments (32)
Highly original and delightful approach to the challenge. Congratulations on your win.
I am so thrilled that you placed in this challenge!!! This was a beautiful and fun memory you shared :)
Stripped bare, what's left is revealed as all the more wonderful and valuable ♡
Congratulations Angie!!! Awesome poem!!!!
Beautiful work, Angie!!! Congrats on placing!!! 🤩
This was stunning - so glad it placed. Well done!
Congratulations on placing in the challenge, Angie!
Congratulations on being a runner-up!🎉🎉🎉
Congrats, Angie!! So glad to see such a wonderful poem and dual prompt entry on the winners list! Merry Christmas, friend!
Gorgeous work! Congratulations on placing! ☺️
Angie! This is fabulous! Well done on placing in the winner's circle, happy to share the space with you! Well done well done. And well done again!
Congratulations Angie!! So happy for you💗🎄
Beautifully expressed & loved it!!! Congratulations on the runner up win!!!❤️❤️💕
This is so sweet, I loved it!! A decorated lonely pinecone was a delight for you, with all your items still boxed up from a move. Congrats on the win!! 🥳🎉🥳🎉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations on Runner Up - Well Deserved!!
This warms my heart. Simply beautiful. Congrats.
This is simply amazing- beautiful story through verse, an unofficial challenge and a winning official challenge. Ah-maze-ing!
Woo hoo Angie!!! Congrats on honourable mention!! 🎉
Such a lovely and heartfelt holiday poem. Congratulation on placing in the challenge with it. Well done.
This was so interesting and beautiful that Christmas is so joyful no matter the traditions.
This was wonderful! Such a great memory! Good luck in the challenge!
This was so much fun and such a wonderful memory to share, I almost forgot to look for poppy's prompts through out!! Great work Angie!!
Lovely rhyme and use of the prompt words!! What a memorable Christmas Eve that must have been!
A nod to Christmas a decorated pine cone. Oh by the way I would like to have that coconut layerd cake. I love coconut. Nicely Done!!!