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Losing It at Christmas Time

An inspired poem not to take things too seriously

By Rasma RaistersPublished about a year ago 1 min read

How would it be?

If it wouldn’t snow but rain

in the wintertime?

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How would it be -

if it wouldn’t rain but snow

in the springtime?

Of course, then nothing would grow.

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How would it be -

if love made you dizzy

and giddy all the time?

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How would it be -

if things turned upside down

and we took a look at the world wrong side up?

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How would it be -

if we always wore silly grins

and ignored the world about us?

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How would it be -

if there were no more tears,

just smiles and laughter through the years?

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How would it be -

if we just let go of reality

and sailed away dreaming on clouds?

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How would it be –

if that jolly, fat man in a red suit,

joined us for a glass of eggnog?

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How would it be –

to see eight tiny reindeer,

flying through the sky?

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Perhaps it would be a delight,

to go dancing among silvery snowflakes,

on Christmas night.

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Perhaps this world -

would be easier to live in,

if we were less attached to the world at large.

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Making love a priority,

making happiness a necessity,

making the world more our playground.

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Maybe losing it -

is not so bad,

just a tad letting go of all the seriousness.

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Let’s find more time,

to be free as birds on the wing,

as free as the breeze blowing through the trees,

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Let’s do some serious,

rocking around our Christmas tree.

with glad smiles

and full of holiday glee.

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Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas!

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About the Creator

Rasma Raisters

My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.

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  • C.Z.about a year ago

    So whimsical and thought provoking at the same time. A good reminder to embrace some silliness and live in the moment.

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