Winter’s embrace, mellowed by cosy warmth
Could cause you to yawn, fall asleep without trace
Of hour or day, dark as they may be,
be filled with bright lights, of the festive kind
But you’ll know the Day when kindness fills the heart, even for a moment
and “Merry Christmas!” leaves the mouth
For when it is time to part, back into Winter’s embrace, mellowed by cosy warmth;
dark may it be, dwarfed by bright lights.