I thought I might take you on a trek through a few Christmases past.
Decades of Christmas
Homemade playhouse
With a Dutch door
Deluxe front window
A three year old squeals
In disbelief as she scurries
Her chubby body across the yard
Towards the little pink house
Daddy built
Delightful sixties Christmas
Hand sewn doll clothes
Carefully crafted on mothers
Prized singer machine
A wood doll crib an uncle made
A yogi bear ride on toy,
Brother rode for miles and miles
In circles around the hallway
Through the kitchen
Hippy era Christmas
Fighting sleep mother stays awake
To secretly Craft
Finicky crocheted
Barbie outfits
Although adorable
Would never compare
To the store bought ones
Her cousin got
Sassy seventies Christmas
Clock radio, cozy comforter
Bird of paradise perfume
Black wet look coat
White tam and scarf
Sneaking out in the wee hours
To stolen kisses
A romp in the snow
Grasping at independence
Married first Christmas
New home thirty miles away
A cherished treasure left behind
A childhood piano arrives
to the new place
Accompanied with a carol book
Elated,
Music and joy fills her heart
Exciting early eighties Christmas
Baking, cooking, wrapping for days
Rose painting, diamond rings and earrings
Christmas Eve Pina coladas
Daiquiris, salmon hot off the smoker
Shrimp, steak fondue, baked potato
Games of bridge, and scrabble
Yet Christmas day she escapes
In an escapade searching for peace
Acquiescent late eighties Christmas
Rocking chair, Cannon camera
Two dogs frolic
Baby beckons arrival
Christmas Eve News
Dad has Cancer
That was "the moment"
They all knew
Christmas would never be the same
17 comments:
One can see each phases of your life here. That ending made sense too. Life is never same after dad is gone.
unconnected moments
your''moment' shocked me and put a spin on your heartwarming Christmas journey Giggles. The piano arrival must have been so thrilling. I was thrilled just reading about it. The barbie clothes reminded me of a Christmas when I asked for Barbie but got some generic version. Bridgett?
Touching and timely post! xox
the fabric of which life is made,,, a lovely ride thru the past,, and a harrowing truth.....
You expressed everything so succinctly. Thanks for making me think about my past a bit and bringing back warm memories.
Wonderful trip down memory lane ... sparked memories of my own past Christmas' ... xx, JP/deb
A series of moments, but one will always stand out.
Thanks for sharing.
Rose
xo
Yeow! I feel like the cat who's placidly swiping her tail under the rocking chair rocker and the timing went wrong! What a clutch to the heart.
Such wonderful memories and such a poignant finish...
lovely poem..
Moment
Superb! Absolutely! You walked me through life in a fine vivid way and even though I caught my breath at the last line, I somehow knew it was coming. Things are never 'the same', are they? Great post!
So many lovely, poignant moments, Sherrie - thank you for sharing them with us. It was like a little walk down memory lane - I had some of those crocheted and handsewn Barbie clothes, too...
Wishing you many moments of joy this Christmas season~xOx
Such a lovely and unexpected trip down memory lane - some wonderful moments here! xoxox
beautiful and haunting Sherri. life in words,dreams held in a moment.
PEace, Kai xx
You did take me through the memory lane and how the change of times makes each xmas unique and momentous... thank you for the journey. Very nice.
UL
Dear Sherri...Your Remembrances of Christmases past touched my heart..the pure joy...the heartache. Holidays are full of surprizes , not all of them happy. You arer an incrdeible writer!...THANK YOU so very much for your comment over on my blog! I love your way of thinking and I am going to d o pretty much what you suggested! Fun for moi ! ...I love the picture of your snowfall.! Happy Holidays!!!!
You had me smiling all the way through - until the ending which wiped the silly grin off my face.
A walk down a beautiful memory lane until "the moment". Very heartfelt writing.
XXOO
hmmm there have been alot of Christmases past at this point in life!LOL Here's to many more in the future! Salute!
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