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Christmas is 83° and light shows
turning stucco bungalows rainbow colors,
winking Santa hugging a fake chimney.
Christmas is dwarf palmettos draped
with twinkling lights, bougainvillea
and red hibiscus stuck with plastic holly.
Christmas is terrazzo patios
with aluminum trees, grass littered
with inflatable elves, pipe-smoking
snowmen and cherry-nosed reindeer.
Cardboard cutouts of snow-laden firs
with Mickey Mouse in a Santa outfit.
Christmas is singing
Jingle Bells in flip-flops and bikinis,
until some guy with a refrigerated
truck dumped piles of the white stuff
in the Winn-Dixie parking lot and
charged $3 to jump around in it.
Cousin Pam got all excited because
she'd never seen snow before,
but it melted pretty fast, so we snuck
into the pool at the Deauville Hotel.
© by Nancy Scott.
Used with the author's permission.
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Nancy Scott was an author and artist in New Jersey. Managing editor of U.S. 1 Worksheets for more than a decade, she was the author of five full-length books and four chapbooks. Nancy began writing poetry in the mid-‘90s as a way to share experiences and insights from her earlier career as a social worker. Nancy's latest poetry collection, A Little Excitement, was named "first choice for summer 2021 reading" by North of Oxford. Her art was frequently hung in juried shows and, sometimes, her poetry and art were featured together.
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Jancan:
This is a well-written, vividly descriptive piece!
Posted 12/24/2019 10:38 AM
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mail@schoolbusmart.com:
As a long standing Miami Beach, North Miami Beach, and Davie resident, I revelled in the South Florida imagery. Thank you. Nice work. Randy
Posted 12/23/2019 09:39 PM
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peggy.turnbull:
Nothing like a glitzy, sunny Christmas with a pool to make Christmas dreams come true!
Posted 12/23/2019 09:35 AM
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michael escoubas:
Christmas is where we find it!! Right Nancy? You have written an excellent poem--thank you.
Posted 12/23/2019 08:48 AM
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KevinArnold:
Great holiday fun.
Posted 12/23/2019 07:44 AM
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