This week for One Single Impression the prompt is ‘Distractions’. For Sunday Scribblings the prompt is ‘Tradition’.
You can’t go wrong with the “The Twelve Pains of Christmas” song. 
obligatory gift
knives sharpened with bonhomie
opening old wounds
sly conversation
tree decorated with past
unwrapping failures
genial laughter
gritting teeth and plastic smile
he’s not feeling well
There once was a poet named Brian
who roared as loud as a lion
he lived in central Florida
with cats and a wife
and always found time for lying
Writers always lie, or at least create a truth meaningful only to them. My name is Brian, I'm 48, I do live in Florida and am very happily married. I consider myself a poet rather than an writer, my coffee table blog is called "My Muse, My Poetry, My Life" while my main blog is titled "Truth Is Freedom". I am also self-published author of "Real Magic", available online through Amazon and have several unfinished drafts floating around for other books. On occasion I write spanking and discipline fiction but mainly I post poetry and short fiction at my blog. My readers tell me I have a gift for bringing characters to life. It has more to do with being a multiple personality. Internal dialog is quite normal for us.
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If you read the pages at the top of my blog you will discover that I have multiple others living in me. Rose Dewy Knickers has two blogs of her own although she rarely posts now.
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Lol! I love it.
LOL! This was so funny!
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Apparently we attend the same Christmas Parties.
even though you know what to expect, it never lives up to expectations
Yep, I can identify with a few of those.
I recognise you as one of my guests.Oh dear!
Ah tha was so funnie
The mandatory parties never live up to expectations–if you’ve gone out and bought clothes and stuff or do if you have done nothing. But this year I like to think that people will take just a bit more pleasure in their family and friend’s company. And that horrible office party? It’s a job
Been totally out of circulation and probably will be weaving in and out as I’m making a new life for myself
The poem is magnificent. Hope you and Diane have wonderful holidays
lol, no matter how much everyone hates it, i still love the holidays, including the inlaws!!
Laughing so out loud here.
Love that ku series. Definitely traditional behavior.
The song, the poem, witty reminders that all is not ho-ho-ho. So let go. Not everyone celebrates Christmas. And if you do, keep what you like, even if it’s the in-laws. And keep writing those poems!
Glad y’all are getting into the spirit of the season.
hehehe. made me laugh. i hate to be all chirpy but i love christmas.
Hey Brother from another mother.
Missed you and Rosy loads.
I had to be away for a while.
How are you?
As always wonderful post.
Love
D:)
… and what exactly are you planning to do this Christmas?
Thanks for the YouTube laugh! The poem is powerful. Sometimes fewer words really do express better.
Good luck with the holidays–I’m slogging through mine. Went to a yoga retreat for Thanksgiving and pretended that holiday didn’t even exist. I may have to make that a new yearly tradition! I can’t really escape during the Christmas-type holiday season, however, because my son’s birthday is New Year’s Day. Ah well.