I loathe the unintelligence of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” parodies in Christmas advertising. It’s as if poetry can only be used during one holiday for one event. I say we embrace the ebb and flow of poetic verse. Here’s what I mean.
#1 – A Haiku for New Year’s.
lose your winter coat
made from fast festive feasting
at Planet Fitness
#2 – A sonnet for Valentine’s Day
Cupid struck with arrows passion dipped
Into the lives of strangers met
With strong embrace of converging lips
How to remember? Not forgetIn malleable gold the memory set
Her eyes widened like her smile
A solid stone, a promise kept
A journey taken mile by mileThrough every trend and every style
Hand and hand thick through thin
He loves her still like a child
With bursting sunshine from withinHer loving prince now a king thanks to that jewelers ring
A life of love and happiness. Wimmer’s thought of everything
#3 – A Limerick for St. Patrick’s Day
A pint of ale
Or by the pale
Save some green
If you buy from me
At Happy Harry’s Sale
#4 – A Diamante for Memorial Day
Forget
political, biased
fighting, winning, losing
time erodes heroes’ causes
returning, rebuilding, accepting
proud, patriotic
Remember
#5 – A Pantoum for the Fourth of July
Our forefather’s stood
against the beasts of tyrants
All for good
those renegade migrantsAgainst the beasts of tyrants
They marched against the red
Those renegade migrants
they were good as deadThey marched against the red
All for good
They were good as dead
Our forefather’s stood