Christmas Cheer?
Christmas,
Yuletide or Saturnalia,
Marking the
solstice, the turn of the year
Appears to require
wine and good beer
To lubricate
momentary failure
Of the
social norms of the working week.
It’s the
lords of misrule who’re in command
Or so it
seems, yet supply and demand
Gift wrapped
around the tree quietly speak
Eloquently
of Christmas credit cards,
Of budgets
stretched and unsettled accounts,
Of this
season when profit margins mount,
An
imperative no business disregards.
With heads
still muzzy and waistbands tighter,
It’ll be
back to work, the wallets lighter.
D. A.
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