#best09-aha

Oklahoma Christmas 1952, originally uploaded by DesertNana aka majamom.

Oh yes, just as always I Sang Silent Night
Pa Pa filled the wood stove
thenturned off the lights
Papa snoring beside me
I snuck out to kitsch city
tucking Pa Pa's gift there
I cried
this is just shitty
cause despite vintage wonders
reflecting firelight
there was no Christmas here
and nothing felt right
I know a blizzard had hit
where we were to arrive
right on Christmas eve
after a 24 hr drive
still,
without all of you
to Hug by the tree
Christmas is not Christmas
For PaPa and Me