The Darkness Lifted On Christmas Eve

You rested your head beneath the evergreen

Fixed your eyes on the lights which blinked and beamed

Tinsel touching and tickling your face

Blown glass bulbs mirror your purity and grace

Sweet thoughts entertained and musing paraded

Eyes are fixated and mind captivated

You excitedly smile and hug yourself tight

In the glow of the warmth of the bright-colored lights

With limitless faith in what you believe

Waiting in wonder for the gifts you'll receive

 

The magic of melting into someone's embrace

When a sense of contentment shows in your face

Your eyes are closed as your heart rate slows

And sleep overcomes you as you sweetly dose

Endorphins escape into your bloodstream

And breathing is soft as you longingly dream

Your thoughts move and marry in subtle waves

It's impossible to dictate how your thoughts behave

What thoughts are you thinking and joys are you drinking

What memories are linking while your consciousness is sinking

 

If I caress your pure loveliness

Will you confess or must I guess

Shall I be blessed or do I jest

Am I doomed to ponder your ambiguousness

Do you dream of the times you felt most secure

When you crept across the bedroom floor

As morning light brightened the sheets of your bed

Touching the tresses which blanket your head

Warm loving smells rise up from the kitchen

You eagerly surrender in easy submission

 

You creep down the stairs approaching the table

With your nose overcome with honey and maple

Steaming stacks of pancakes and plump sausage links

Moist butter and syrup and cider to drink

You inhale the aroma and whisper a prayer

Your heart snaps a picture for a souvenir

Then arms hug your neck as a kiss tickles your cheek

A nose nuzzles your hair as a tender voice speaks

Good morning, darling, were your dreams full of play

Were they washed with the wishes you made for today

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I wrote one for Christmas 2004. It's kind of inspirered by a scene in the 1994 movie Little Women where the March sisters all come downstairs to breakfast on Christmas morning. God, I love that movie.

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