Friday, December 21, 2012

Trifecta: 'Tis the Season For...


 'Tis the season for gluttonous, coveting overdone-ness,

Hyper-jiggly with anticipation, excitement and too much of a
good thing-ness.

Missed minuscule moments
for personal reflection.

long lost love

-peace-

returns with the New Year-ness.

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Inspired by this quote:
“In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!” 
― Dave Barry
This weekend Trifecta wants us to give them a pithy summary of our feelings about the holidays. Our response does not need to be cynical or sarcastic. Expressed in 33 words.

22 comments:

lumdog2012 said...

Great job with this poem. I like how you went from cynicism to hopeful in such a short piece. Glad your back with all technology at your disposal.

Draug said...

Yes! The simple happiness will be here in less than two weeks! \>__</

Anonymous said...

I like the quote too. We atheists have great difficulty with walls I find.

The Gal Herself said...

Yes! Those moments for personal reflection are just as important as the gifts and egg nog!

Kim Song said...

I love the addition of "-ness" on the ends of the first two lines. Very lyrical!

Christie said...

Nicely done.

Whispering Thoughts said...

Great work

Anonymous said...

really liked the playful quality of this :-)

Tammy Theriault said...

loved it. it was humorous and playful!!

Stacie @ Snaps and Bits said...

This was great! Happy Holidays Gina - hope you have some nice wine :)

Anonymous said...

Ah! Wonderful. You said it all! :D

Anonymous said...

nice transition - and thanks for the bonus laugh with the Dave Barry quote.

Tessa said...

Nice piece! :-)

Unknown said...

NIcely done.

barbara said...

Christmas blessings to you, Gina

Anonymous said...

Yup. That somes it up . . . over blown ness.

Bo said...

I miss the simple. Great poem.

Steph said...

Hyper-jiggly with anticipation.. I like that - and missed minuscule moments. Nice, Gina.

Sandra said...

"Tis the season for gluttonous" so...so true! Happy Christmas :)

Gina said...

Hey Everyone! Thank you so much for the kind comments. I snuck away on vacation to write these 33 words while I was trying to go "unplugged". I did really, really well though and hardly checked a thing!

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! May your days be filled with those you love.

Azara said...

Ooh, I like that "hyper-jiggly". It makes me want to say it over and over and then get up and jiggle around :)

Gina said...

I got it stuck in my head after writing it! Now you have me thinking hyper-jiggly thoughts again!