A quadrille
children kick balls
on the resurfaced street,
dressed for winter.
the dog sleeps, wakes
to be walked and fed.
I watch cartoons–animated
movies with Christmas trees
taller than my building
on screen.
season of giving
crash-landed . . .
I’m not ready for it.
are you?
*The piece reads better going directly to the website: https://acorneredgurl.com. The WordPress Reader has horrible recent updates to it, and I’m about ready to haul the entire WordPress engineering crew out of a huge window.
A Cornered Gurl 
Girl YESSSSS! I’m here for it. Getting in my attic on Monday to pull out everything Christmas!
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Haha. Haha. I had a feeling you’d be Christmas ready. Lol. 💙
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Give me a tree and spiked egg nog and I’m happy 😂
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Haha. I hear you! Lol!
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I’m in disbelief that 2021 is already almost over. Time is moving fast and the holidays seem to move it faster.
btw, to my inexpert eye, I still think your poem still looks good in Reader!
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Thank you kindly. I don’t like the way it looks in the Reader. But, I’ll take it.
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🧡
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I’m not ready either, not with everything that Dad is going through. I can’t stand the idea of him being in a nursing facility during the holidays, even if we plan to be with him. Not sure how that’s going to work, but what I’m trying to accomplish is getting him in a more homey feeling facility as soon as possible. I hate where he is, even though he is getting adequate rehab and care. If he moves to skilled nursing and starts getting ignored, he’s out of there!
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🙏🏾💙 I wish you well in your continued search for your dad’s comfort and better way of living.
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Thank you, Tre. ☺️
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You’re quite welcome.
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season of giving
crash-landed
It does seem so 🙂 It just came back so quickly!!
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Haha. Yes, it did!
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Not quite ready for Christmas, but excited to have the family together. As an aside, I can’t stand the WordPress changes.
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They aren’t necessary. I mean . . . “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” *Sighs*
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I ammmmmmmm!
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Haha. I think I’m more ready for the time off and the delicious food I plan to cook. And oh, my favorite Christmas cartoons and movies. Lol.
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All. of. the. above!
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Yes, it does flatten everything out in the reader!
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The reader has been glitchy the last few weeks. I’ve noticed. I don’t like the changes that have been made.
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