Stressed, but Blessed
For Laura Pruett's "Holidays? Holy Days? Pen It To Win It!" Challenge
From Halloween frights
To “Holy Nights,”
Thanksgiving meals, together,
And shopping sprees
To trimming trees
And bundling for the weather -
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The Holidays!
A maddening maze
That leads into December
When, finally,
The Christmas tree
Inspires us to remember
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That life, itself,
My little elf,
Is ours, just for the taking
And Santa's real,
And love can heal
A heart that might be breaking.
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So, Trick- or-Treat,
Give thanks and eat
And all throughout the Season,
May your eyes gaze,
These Holidays,
On your own, special reason.
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I had to take at least one shot at this fun, unofficial challenge from Laura Pruett:
Thanks for reading!
About the Creator
Dana Crandell
Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.
Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist and Tech/Internet nerd.
My first published poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity
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Comments (15)
This is so warm and fuzzy, I love it!
This is great! 🎃 🦃 🎄
Ah, this is lovely on a grey day full of overwhelm
I do love one that rhymes! 😁
A true portrait of a holiday stress in a poem . Very relatable
This was so much fun, Dana!! It left me so nostalgic and excited to be in the middle of the holiday season!! 😁
Give thanks and eat is something that I do very well, especially the eat, hehehehehe. Loved your poem!
Fabulous gratitude poem!!!
Tis the season! Loved all the little rhyming phrases you wove together with such a great flow
This is adorable. Well done, my friend.
Dana, you got me in the holiday mood and so early. Now I cannot wait
Nice rhythm to this one!
Nicely Done Dana. Loving the seasons coming up.
Love this time of the year! Awesome, Dana!
‘My little elf’ Nice friendly touch, Dana! Thank you!