Festive Is
. . . ribbons and candles and holly.
Christmas trees, parties both raucous and jolly.
Confetti in hair and the nerve to kiss boys
beneath the mistletoe, and other joys.
Presents and eggnog and wedding cake, too.
Fireworks. Flags waving red, white and blue.
Easter egg optimism in the hunting,
papel picado and streamers and bunting.
Festive is hearts charged up with the living.
Anticipation and loving and giving.
Remembrance of exploits and births and unitings,
Easter ham slicings and turkey leg bitings.
May baskets on doorsteps. Socks hung in a row.
Eggnog and streamers wherever you go.
Who knows where festivity had its first starts—
Easter egg rolling or Valentine hearts?
Square dances, cloggings and Virginia reelings
end up on the feet but start with warm feelings
that set toes to tapping and make folks so restive
that they have no choice but to end up as festive!
Before presents and food and new decorations
increase credit card debt to new elevations,
perhaps we’ll remember to go back to the start
and return the horse to in front of the cart.
Our kids need to learn that joy can’t be bought,
and it’s up to us that the lesson be taught.
Before it’s too late, we must somehow impart
that there’s no charge for love and no price tag on heart.
This is a wonderful poem Judy.
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Thanks, Sadje. Hard to remember this in our modern world.
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Sometimes it gets totally crazy.
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Today was one of those days. So glad to be home.
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👍👍👍
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So very true. Great poem.
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This is quite amazing, Judy 🙂
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Thanks, Hammad..
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Spot on! Love this one 🙂
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Thanks, Linda..
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I love your ornaments, especially in the first photo. The poem is delightful, including festive and fun parts of so many holidays and celebrations!
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Since I first started traveling, I bought something that could serve as an ornament in each place. Well, most. Alot of them are from Mexico, though. My tree is by my desk and I love looking at the ornaments and remembering their associations.
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Very picturesque, and a beautiful, very timely thought expressed in the last line.
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Love the poem and love the photo!
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