CHRISTMAS (Later Years)

CHRISTMAS   (Later Years)

Linda M. Richardson

She always buys a puny tree,

Lopsided with missing arms.

Now it sits on the end table

Transformed for the celebration,

Dazzling with lights

And tinsel.

Smells from her tiny kitchen

Fills the air.

A homemade bathrobe

For her grandon.

Children, grandchildren,

Relatives and friends.

Laughter, and stories-

A circle of love

Like a garland wreath.