[to Charles Dickens because of...oh, you know.]
a sudden lightness, is it snow?
the school children all want to know
but must sit quiet in their chairs
face forward toward the teacher there
who secretly is wondering too
will school let out today at two?
but each in their respective roles
shows great restraint though inside glows
the feeling that it may be so that grows. and grows...
and secretly the holiday glow
spreads desk to desk when a sudden guest, a gust
stirs such a breath of hope and then
it snowballs; friend to friend
relays the snowflakes on parade
in cryptic notes passed hand to hand
oh silent cheers throughout the land...
when Teacher says someone close that window please
and all no longer avert their eyes
to see Redemption! from the skies.
And hurry into winter coats
and boots and gloves
while Christmas ghosts
throughout the playground frozen o'er
cheer each one out the banging doors-
to Christmas lore.
mary angela douglas 13 october 2017
a sudden lightness, is it snow?
the school children all want to know
but must sit quiet in their chairs
face forward toward the teacher there
who secretly is wondering too
will school let out today at two?
but each in their respective roles
shows great restraint though inside glows
the feeling that it may be so that grows. and grows...
and secretly the holiday glow
spreads desk to desk when a sudden guest, a gust
stirs such a breath of hope and then
it snowballs; friend to friend
relays the snowflakes on parade
in cryptic notes passed hand to hand
oh silent cheers throughout the land...
when Teacher says someone close that window please
and all no longer avert their eyes
to see Redemption! from the skies.
And hurry into winter coats
and boots and gloves
while Christmas ghosts
throughout the playground frozen o'er
cheer each one out the banging doors-
to Christmas lore.
mary angela douglas 13 october 2017
