My Happy/Sad Holiday Tale

like the buds on the trees

they grow wild, like weeds

absorbing all that you feed

until they can meet their own needs

all the seasons in life

as they learn wrong from right

and then, like overnight

they fly away in the breeze

you cry those happy tears

remembering early years

the failures and cheers

like a breath, disappears

and then, just like that

you're like your mom and dad

alone by the windows they sat

awaiting your visit or chat

but the minutes fly by

that's the thing about time

it looks you square in the eye

ticking on, as you cry

all alone in your room

it all goes by far too soon

so you keep on moving

that's what's expected of you

and then, out of no where

your family reappears

around table and chairs

sharing new holiday cheer

Oh, that labyrinth we call life

with all it's struggles and strife

in the end, it all ends up alright

and to all a good night