Christmas Box

“And then the presents, after the Christmas box.”

Dylan Thomas - “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”

And its true,

everything does fit together.

I believe that.

That is faith,

poetry, politics, religion,

becoming a father.

It’s a sort  of gliding through life,

knowing that there will be enough time

and money

                   for Christmas to happen.

A confidence, faith, love, joy, happiness.

An opposition,

An endurance.

Another 100 years.

another generation,

another Christmas box.

                                                   Mike Parsons  23rd December 2019