These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

CinqTroisDecaLa Rhyme: "Seasoned Greetings"

Wishing the world, "Merry Christmas" is a joy, that comes with age.
Youth may dance with laughing bliss, while seniors smile with wisdom sage.
The turkey's slathered with rosemary, salt, pepper, and the rest.
Sealing juices in the smoke, slow cooking, all noses are blest.
Trees are merry with the pouches of orange, cinnamon, and strong scents of pine.
Bouquets of cheery aromas fill the snifters of aged wine.
Pumpkin pie and piping apple cider tinged with cloves so fine,
candy canes of peppermint, smiling faces now set the stage
for Santa Claus to fly through snow on his present yearly quest.
The frankincense wisely brought to Jesus by the bright star's shine.

by Jay O'Toole
on December 16th, 2019