One Week Before Christmas

It’s a cold winter day
I have much to say

Outside, it’s freezing
A good book I’m reading

Children race down a hill
Oh, what a thrill

Vi and I took a sleigh ride
We went around the countryside

When we returned home
We had mugs of cocoa, with my tome

I read for a while
Then, I chopped firewood into a pile

Finally, we got comfy in our beds
After I took my nighttime meds

Fresh snow was falling
I heard an owl calling

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

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