Sonnet Sunday's: As the Spirit Wept

Here I sit, pondering whether the spirit of Christmas has gone

Absent is it from the commercial displays on our front lawn

The time has come for the ChEaster’s to act holier than thou

Then on Christmas Day, they will stuff themselves full like an old sow

It’s been a long time since charity has been replaced with greed

We’re now like Scrooge refusing to give to the children in need

There once was a time when people's faces were filled with joy

Now we have the ravenous beings fighting over a toy

Where are the vendors on the corner selling roasted chestnuts

Instead, we have big corporations handing out huge pay cuts

Whatever happened to the carolers and the songs they’d sing

To the warmth and happiness their songs in unison would bring

No longer are the red stockings hung by the chimney with care

If the toys the kids wanted are not there, their anger will flare

The tune of “give me, give me, give me” has replaced peace on earth

We’ve forgotten it's the celebration of our Savior’s birth

It’s the one day that everyone is nice, and that is so fake

I do believe in all my heart that’s a humongous mistake

There is absolutely no reason we can’t have Christmas cheer

The happiness we have that day should be shown all of the year

The season is not about Santa or his reindeer that fly

It’s about the love of a family that gets us by