The Tree After Christmas by Randy Cadenhead

The Tree After Christmas
by
Randy Cadenhead

cock-eyed

star points awry

Over popcorn strings

half-eaten by a calico kitten

Caught in rows of randomly lit bulbs

Hanging loosely on boughs of browning spruce

Raining needles upon empty boxes and torn wrapping

Paper strewn upon a chill winter floor

Where children lie playing

With a new

Kitten

© by Randy Cadenhead.
Used with the author's permission.

Randy Cadenhead writes poetry in Decatur, Georgia. He is a student of creative nonfiction at Emory University and writes of his nature and its nurture on his life.

erinsnana:
so cute!
Posted 12/26/2013 12:31 PM

gretchenfriel:
The shape, like the poem, a delightful bauble :)
Posted 12/26/2013 11:19 AM

Dorcas:
Nice and light hearted. Thanks.
Posted 12/26/2013 09:35 AM

anndeupree:
This poem creates a wonderful word picture and its sentiment makes me nostalgic for childhood and the job of a new pet. Thank you!
Posted 12/26/2013 08:15 AM

Charly:
Cute, and so true!
Posted 12/26/2013 07:52 AM

fer:
This poem makes me wish I was still teaching sixth grade English --it would be fun to share it with my students.
Posted 12/26/2013 07:05 AM

Katrina:
I like this.
Posted 12/26/2013 04:19 AM

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