Le Voyage Magnifique

Christmas In July

He missed Christmas while serving overseas,
but now the family is coming together
to welcome him home on leave.

They will celebrate the holiday
a little late this year.

Still, it will be a jolly July
with peppermint candy canes
hung around the patio
and cold chocolate milkshakes
to replace traditional hot cocoa.

The hot summer sun casts an eerie glow
on cotton snow spread across the ground,
as the joy of giving intensifies
when friends and relatives deliver
gifts for military still serving overseas.


Notes ▶︎

15 lines of Free Verse poetry.