These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Keeping Up the Pace at Christmas

We try to keep the pace with gifts,
and parties, and the decorations, too.
I want to write something, that lifts,
that keeps in step each quick day through.

The hopeful thing is coffee, tea,
and candy mixed with soda pop.
It helps you run so fancy free,
and buy things 'til you nearly drop.

We sign the cards, and send them out,
but cry about the ones forgot.
That aunt, whose profile's full of pout.
'Til you say, "Sorry!" She's upsot.

Just three weeks now, and a little more,
'til things we must achieve are done.
Will we remember what it's for
this birthday season of The Son?

by Jay O’Toole
on December 3rd, 2025