Our winter holidays, this year, may seem a little skewed. With the event of the pandemic and the rise of the new variants, it seems to put everyone in a different mood. Some folks are making efforts to climb out of the destructive capability of the pandemic and follow some sort of normalcy to their holiday activities. Some seem simply resigned to getting along as best they can.
For me, I’ve spent almost a month with Daughter #3 and her family, assisting where and when I can with her knee surgery. First, I’d planned to be back home with Daughter #1 for Christmas, but both daughters decided that I should stay and celebrate Christmas in Wisconsin. So, that became the plan.
My Christmas gift to you is a set of poems that I wrote for three holidays, falling at this time: Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanza. These acrostic poems were published in the Denver Gem and Mineral Guild’s monthly newsletter, Tips and Chips, December 2021 issue.
Christmas Memories
Carolers caroling everywhere
Home for the holidays
Red ribbons round all of the trees
Icicles dripping
Santa Claus on every corner
Trees of green and gold
Merry making by everyone
Acorns on the ground from last fall
Sugar cookies with colored frosting
Movies on the Hallmark channel
Evergreens tall and short
Merry making and festive parties
Ornaments on trees and wreaths
Rudolph’s red nose lighting the way
Incense on the altar
Events in church
Savior’s birth
Chanukah
Close ties to everyone
Hanukkah – another spelling
A game to play and win – or not – spin the dreidel; win the gelt
Nun, Gimel, Hay (Chai), Shin
Understand the game; land on nun and nothing happens; gimmel and take the whole pot (kitty); hay and take half the pot; shin and give an amount back to the kitty
Keep the candles burning every night for the Festival of Lights
A miracle happened there; translated from the dreidel symbols
Happy Chanukah
Kwanzaa
Kujichagulia (self-determination)
Will have ujima (collective work and responsibility)
Always umoja (unity)
Necessary ujamaa (cooperative economics)
Zest of nia (purpose)
Ample kuumba (creativity)
Also, imani (faith)
**Words and meanings for Kwanzaa thanks to the “web.”
Have a wonderful, peaceful, and blessed holiday season.
Be safe and be well.
The Cranky Crone
Thoughtful comments are greatly appreciated.
4 replies on “Winter Holidays 2021”
The shortest day of the year was yesterday. That always helps my mood to know that the days will get longer every day till summer. Have wonderful holidays with your loved ones and stay safe!
Oops! Didn’t double check that post! Edit it to make sense if you want!
What a treat! Just lovely!
Thanks…Merry Christmas…at least yours will be a white Christmas but not here..I think my mind is healing. Yesterday was the 13th anniversary of Bob’s death and both Rob and myself forgot to talk about it.