I've been including poems with my holiday cards since I was 21 and I sent out Christmas pieces of paper instead of Christmas cards because I was too broke to buy cards. I'm 37 now, so that means I've sent out 16 holiday poems.
And this year, I didn't.
This year, I was working on revisions on my novel and all my creative energy went to that. This year, I sat down at least three times and the words wouldn't come. This year, I wondered if maybe that well had dried up, if I'd said everything there was to say about the holidays and family and goodness and light.
There were a few complaints. And I felt guilty. I'm really pleased people liked them enough to be sad when they ended ... but not enough to try to force something that just wouldn't come. I was telling Beloved about this problem when the little angel piped up that she would be happy to write one. Since I've already sent out my holiday greetings, this year, here are the poems she wrote. I think I'm passing the torch. From now on, there's a new sheriff in town.
Happy holidays to you from the Arens bards!
Snow
Nose
Only
Wow!
Man
Awesome
Nice
Sliding
Lightning-fast
Exciting
Daring
Christ
Holiday
Rejoice
Israel
Stocking
Tinsel
Mary
Angel
Santa
Dreidl
Exciting
Cradle
Elves
Mistletoe
Berries
Embark
Remember
