Friday, December 21, 2018

Best Wishes


It’s Christmas for me every morning.
I could say, perhaps, a birthday each day,
as I finger the keys of my laptop to see
what the world has in store for me,

to electronically unwrap gifted words
and images you have sent via cyberspace
from your place in time to mine. And
occasionally, I find some re-gifted repetition

which has taken place. That’s okay by me.
I realize, it is the thought that counts. I shall
in most cases act surprised at that which
is presented to me—Oh my, but you are

too kind. You shouldn’t have, I might say,
making you feel that you have made my day.
Should I, however, somehow feel offended
or dismayed by that which has been placed

in front of me, I shall smile anyway, and
with a swift pressing of a key, simply unfriend
or delete. The gifting of words and images in
the computer age has been made so easy…

no return lines to stand in; no receipt required.
Thank you in advance, and here’s wishing you
and yours a Merry Christmas (or Birthday) each

and every day. Hell, remember those days when
you had to sit face to face with family or friend
and pretend you loved the gift of a god-awful tie?

Chris Hanch 12-21-18



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