On the 2nd day of Christmas, Abiodun Awodele brings you:
Time was not too long ago;
Youth ran free, innocence was me
When life was fun and my heart carefree,
Christmas then, was rice and chicken,
Shoes and clothes, new and shiny –
Happy times, lights a-winking,
Of carols, jingle bells, and children singing,
Fireworks, family, the thrill of village visits,
Red-cloaked Santa, white beards, eyes a-twinkling–
Ho ho ho, rumbling merriment; big-bellied, the spirit of giving.
Change, a companion that subtly reminds
Those times have changed and I have aged.
Yuletide’s allure all but lost on me;
Childhood innocence gone, by cynicism replaced–
Christmas now holds significance for little:
Mere holidays at best, the norm, more hustle,
Time marked in the office, or snarling traffic,
Not by choice, but the pull of responsibility,
Of adulthood, and the burden of bills,
Which slowly but surely robbed grown me,
–Stealing away the magic of St. Nick.
Today is reminiscent of days of old.
Wide-eyed innocence in laughing eyes,
As they meet – some for the first time –
Cheerful and red-cloaked, a gift-bearing Santa
And my memories return, like prodigal brothers.
My hardened heart melts, butter on a hot platter.
The comfort that brings is the hug of a mother.
Hope is rekindled, it springs forth anew,
As I yearn to once more be ensnared again
In the spirit of the season and the healing it brings.
Abiodun Awodele (@maskuraid)
Contestant #2 Of #12daysofchristmas Poetry Challenge
Goodluck Abiodun! 🙂
Nice poem brother. Hope is rekindled.
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Keep keep brethren. You’ve got it all in you
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Wow. Lovely. Second stanza is my favourite. Well done bro
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Very nice bro, I love the flow.
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I can totally relate to this!!!! I have to work during the Christmas holidays because I am now an adult with responsibilities. I miss when all I had to do was choose the color of dress I wanted and choose a shoe.
Then going to prance around in church was the norm; we had to show off our clothes. Now, I hardly remember to buy a ‘Christmas dress’, going to church sef na long thing.
Nice piece Abiodun, I wish you all the best.
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Think i love this. Good luck Abiodun.
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Great piece.
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Touching piece
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Weldone guys.
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Love the flow and perspectives of Xmas past, present and in view. I can so totally relate to this… The nostalgia and healing magic of Xmas is oh so real and nicely captured. Well done! Beautiful piece.
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Aging and christmas! Great work
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Good one… my sentiments exactly!
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Good job Abiodun, nice piece of work.
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One word “beautifully nostalgic!”… oh sorry, two words.
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Love Love Love this! I wanna say more, but I’d just write a millennium’s worth of things because this surely a masterpiece! Brought back my childhood this morning. Thank You, Beordoon!
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Nice one. Kip d gud work up.
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His royal wordsmith *bows*. Bravo.
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Beautiful piece… it couldn’t have been written better… keep it up
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Beordoon kills me softly with his poetry…. each and every time.
Awesome!
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Nice initiative by the organisers. Despite being a deep and relatable piece, I couldn’t help noticing the literary devices at play in this poem. Great job!
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Beautiful verses…….. keep it up my dearest.
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Nice one bro. Telling how most of us feel eloquently
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beautiful words stringed together in a gentle cadence…a message of hope…
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I love your style of writing Dude.
Lovely piece.
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Nice 1 bros
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Lovely piece. Great write up as always.all the best
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Il Maestro,
Reading your poetry is akin to listening to classical music:
It’s truly beautiful and I totally relate with the mood captured in this poem.
Well done…
*curtesies as I doff my hat*
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Thank you all for taking time to read the piece and leaving comments. God bless…
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brilliant writingí ½í±
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Nice one. I love this.
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Nice one Biodun. *bows*
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Nice piece mr Awodele
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