Past December precipitations

In this northeast corner of the American nation

Have mixed the cold and rain to form a slush ... 

But today, even tho' cold ... it isn't very much



Today ... the temperature has dropped

From spring-like conditions as we shopped

Making it difficult to get into the Christmas spirit

For seventy-degree temperatures slowed a bit ...



Now the cold has come upon us overnight ...

In a way ... making things seem quite bright

For we here in the north-east are conditioned

To become joyful when weather-seasoned



And even though it's now dark and dreary ...

Somehow, the season's spirit is clearly

Upon us ... as folks bundle up in their winter coats

No more are shirt-sleeved kids out rowing in boats

    

Instead they're inside staying warm and dry ...

As parents prepare for the holidays, and fly

About in their cars, involved deep in thought

Trying to remember all the things they bought



And attempting to budget what little there is left

As they balance all of their family's needs in their heads

Remembering little of past December's precipitations

In this north-eastern corner of this great American nation ....



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

4:52pm Tuesday, Dec. 8th, 1998