Past in Tinsel

Yearly, we celebrate the season,

wishing each other well,

buying all the goodies,

the shopkeepers want to sell.

We decorate, cook and bake,

while moaning about the pounds.

We trim the tree, we  light the roof

and build snowmen on the grounds

but we have to get past the tinsel,

and through the bright  lights glow,

to reach Christmas' true spirit:         

the love of those who we know.

Image #2 Merry Christmas, © 2011 Tamera Dobbins