The turning of a year
New number for each day
A new start now is here
Enter, find a way
The leaving of a year
Year full of joy and pain
So many hard things, fear
More victories won again
The starting of a year
New hope, new doors to find
Fresh slate of time appear
Leave harmful things behind
The ending of a year
So much to, thankful, say
It was worth every tear
To be right here today
Christmas is a lodge decked out in light
Twinkling on trees and wreaths so bright
Sit around the hearth fire at night
Christmas is a table set for four
Full of food, candles, festive décor
Gather round for holiday once more
Christmas is a hike through a winter wood
Tall trees have ice and storms withstood
Join in the laughter, all is good
Christmas is a porch view of the lake
Plein air painting, memories to make
Relax, breathe deep, and take a break
Christmas is a late night with family
Create a colorful Nativity
Come remember, be part of the story
Gather round the cozy fire
Mantle wreathed in points of light
Hearth, Nativity, and gifts
Treasure Christmas – what a sight
Laughter echoes all around
Christmas carols, sing along
Notes of hope and joy and love
Treasure Christmas – every song
Build a house of gingerbread
Sprinkles, icing, sticky cheer
Dinner cooking, all come round
Treasure Christmas – home is here
Twinkling lights glitter outside
Drifting snowflakes fill the air
Friends and family celebrate
Treasure Christmas – all we share
I never had patience for puzzles
Hunting and searching for every piece
Thinking I knew what the image was
It’s all wrong – my frustrations increase
Finally getting the picture together
It’s not at all what I thought it would be
The good pieces I had discovered
Are hidden and changed by reality
I’ve spread out the pieces still trying
To fix it but just made a mess
This image has crumbled around me
My misinterpretations now I confess
Turns out this is not my puzzle
And it’s time now to walk away
It wasn’t a waste – it was worth it
For now I am wiser today
Feels like it’s all turned bitter now
The sting of looking like a fool
The burn of being tricked and used
The pieces of each broken rule
The absence of the web I built
The hole where all my work has gone
The yank of being on your string
The frozen shock of being wrong
I feel if I could make you pay
To show that I was really right
Then I could leave this hurt behind
But really this is my own fight
It’s okay, it just takes more time
It hurts but slowly it will heal
I’ve grown and learned and shared myself
I know that what I did was real
