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katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

0 posted 2010-12-01 12:26 PM

Christmas, the holiday season
With gift giving and paying beyond all reason
For What? Family and friends, for spirtualization
But really there's just too much commercialization

"Bah Humbug!" I say, let's move on
Please just let December be gone
The shopping is nothing but a fright
To get it all done is one big fight

The tree and lights are something to see
Then the electric bill arrives with an exaggerated fee
The winter wonderland, I gaze with awe
But the oil bill just sticks in my craw

My mom passed seven years this Christmas
So the season leaves me with sadness
But I go on, thank goodness for grandkids!
Oh...I must go check Ebay for toy bids!

Please don't misunderstand me my friend
But I'll be glad when the holidays end
I'm not the only one I bet!
Is it January yet?

Novus_Os
Member

since 2010-07-21

Posts 115
West Coast, USA

1 posted 2010-12-01 12:36 PM

I loved your poem, very inspired. BTW, I love Christmas however, so even poems involving the hating of Christmas appeal to me! =P

Seriously however I can understand the sentiment. This December I will be without both my parents. The only problem with skipping December is that I would miss my Birthday.Great job. (Happy Holidays)

Best Regards,

Novus_Os

Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured.

katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

2 posted 2010-12-01 04:43 AM

Thanks Nouvs_Os
I really don't hate Christmas just all the commercialization.
Kat >^..^<

Earl Brinkman
Senior Member

since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

3 posted 2010-12-01 06:47 AM

I have the cure for the bah humbugs. You need to watch `A Charlie Brown Christmas` again. You must have seen it when you were a kid. Linus will remind you of the real meaning of Christmas.

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

4 posted 2010-12-01 10:39 AM

I'm pretty much of a bah-humbug kinda guy too, so I appreciated your rant.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

5 posted 2010-12-01 11:39 AM

kewl stuff kat...

the hellidays are not always blessed, but watching the neighbor shovel all of that reindeer do-do on christmas morning is worth it...(I deliver it with a dump truck at midnight and his kids still think Santa was there)

[This message has been edited by Dark Stranger (12-01-2010 12:53 PM).]

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

6 posted 2010-12-01 01:38 PM

understanding your feelings. best to you. latearrival

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

7 posted 2010-12-01 09:05 PM

I try not to get involved with too much shopping, certainly not right after Thanksgiving. As for the music, only some good blues, jazz, or rockabilly style Christmas tunes work for me. But I still have to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special. That's just classic stuff.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

8 posted 2010-12-15 09:40 PM

I love Charlie Brown Christmas! In fact all my decorations are Charlie Brown!
Kat >^..^<

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