Sonnet XXV

M: The twenty-fifth on the twenty-second;

E: Christmas come early, or a gun jumped,

R: Tearing of paper, or cardboard, of plastic,

R: Peanuts falling to the floor in an avalanche,

Y: A tree slightly tilted and strung with lights.

C: A hug so long waited for, but still unopened.

H: Chocolates daily to drag you along until,

R: Until you get more lasting things,

I: Things that won't melt in your mouth...

S: Or shouldn't be put in your mouth to start with.

T: Coldness that follows, like a ghost trying to remember life,

M: A wind that sneaks through closing doors, always trying to remember heat.

A: A dusting of snow melted the next day at noon,

S: Except where the shadows keep it in your heart.