Christmas Comes

December 24, 2016 Saturday

7:14AM Sassy
Happy Christmas Eve Philip!

7:24AM Sassy
Whether we are ready or not…truth from my favorite poet.
Christmas comes 
by Maren Tirabassi
Christmas comes to detainees
waiting for deportation
at the Strafford County House of Correction,
and ninety-seven year old Helen 
in hospice who used to jump
out of parachutes until she was eighty.
It comes to the beagle who bays at the skunk,
and then is sorry,
balsams and frasiers leaning wrapped 
against the fence in the Christmas tree lot,
and many children who also – for some reason —
have not been chosen.
Christmas comes to the shoppers who pause 
to listen to the bell-ringing 
and put a little money in the kettle.
It comes even if they do it
because a child is watching,
and it comes even for those too busy to stop.
Christmas comes to the man 
who mourns his wife, 
and to the woman who mourns her mother,
and Christmas comes to the wife and the mother –
differently, of course – 
less fruitcake, more angels.
Christmas comes to pageant planners 
and the soldier deployed.
It comes to those who those who weep 
for Aleppo,
or shake uncontrollably
at the thought of more nuclear weapons.
It comes to those who voted for Trump
those who voted for Clinton,
and those who voted
on either side of Brexit.
It comes to amateur actors
performing A Christmas Carol
hoping the audience really hears —
they haven’t missed it!
Christmas comes in old words and new ones.
It comes whether we are ready or not; 
it comes whether we want it or not;
it comes whether we used to believe, 
or try to believe, or are afraid to believe.
Christmas comes with presents and with absence.
It comes as expected, 
and it comes as a nearly unbearable surprise.
7:52AM Phil
Happy Christmas Eve!
7:53AM Sassy
You ready?
8:41AM Phil
Yep!

10:02AM Sassy
At Dunkin Donuts – Energy for the last errands!

10:39AM Sassy
Charcuterie and accoutrements acquired from Savenor’s!

11:15AM Sassy
Whole Foods has beautiful shrimp cocktail!  And store-made cocktail sauce!  
11:51AM Sassy

Pate acquired! Mousse truffee FTW! Wine & Cheese Cask is the best! 

12:06PM Sassy

Mission Christmas Nosh Accomplished! The woman who never goes to the store went to three this morning! In the rain! I am home and staying here. It was getting nutty out there!

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