Would it be insensitive and unkind
to say I don’t like letters enclosed with Christmas cards?
Usually they glow with all the lovely and bright things
in the family that make parents proud.
You don’t hear about the dark underbelly
of their lives that would likely ruin your Christmas mood.
I suppose that is a gift. But it seems so unreal.

My wife wrote one this year.
It is mostly about adventures and comic misadventures
in our travels.
A couple of the stories reveal the raconteur in her
and remind me of her dad who was a master storyteller.
Her letter brings a smile to my face.
But there is too much about my various afflictions -
detracting from my strong male image.
But at my advanced age, I care less about image.
And that’s a good thing.

So this year, have mercy on your friends
and don’t include a letter unless you type:
“Optional Reading” at the top.

Merry Christmas 2017

12/07/2017

Author's Note: Hello everyone. Some of you may remember me. I used to be pretty active on pathetic.org, but I got involved in creating and maintaining my own websites and that drew a lot of my energy, but now I am letting go of them to simplify my life and I think I am going to come back to pathetic.org. I see that some of my old friends like Chris Sorrenti are still here. Sooooo... I look forward to being more active here. I have published some of my work on hellopoetry.com but there are aspects of that website I do not like. Pathetic.org feels more like home to me. I look forward to reading some of your work. Blessings to you all. Glenn Currier

Posted on 12/07/2017
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