Ode Siobhan O'Neill

Ode to Christmas Strings of yellow, red, and green lights flower the houses and illuminate the darkening winter nights Inside, kids are wired on Christmas cookies and the thought of a fat man bringing them all they ever wanted Students sigh in relief from finals and hope to impress parents with their semester’s plights The dogs beg and plead for just a taste of the roasting Christmas ham that’s flaunted Tacky plastic ornaments and metallic tinsel christen the new tree The smell of pine and a roaring fire float and the “Charlie Brown Christmastime” Cd Are all not so subtle reminders of the season Holiday cards line the mantle and families at the beach are displayed for all to see I think to myself, “this is the holiday for me” I like traditions, as tacky as they may be, so even more the reason