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 Nov 8 06, 19:50
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 Ornate Oracle  Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr  |
HOLIDAY BILLS
Black Friday comes but once a year. It's the one day merchant's cheer; husbands and fathers loathe and fear. Red shopping bags overflowing with gifts; each one handpicked to give a jovial lift. The cost of giving is void of thrift. Holiday presents we love to receive, wrapped creatively in efforts to deceive, caring contents inside we're eager to retrieve. Soon it's January, the bills arrive, financial angst rises, we don't feel so alive. Credit cards are maxed, how will we survive? ·······  ·······Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays.
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Nov 8 06, 19:51
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 Mosaic Master  Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
Thank you for your Holiday entry John!
 Best of luck!  May the 'classic' holiday spirit be shared in your heart throughout the season!  ~ Mosaic Musings Staff         ······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!  "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner   |
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Nov 9 06, 16:33
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 Greek  Posts: 624 Joined: 6-August 03 From: Texas Member No.: 15 Real Name: Marcia Writer of: Poetry & Prose |
John,
~Laughing~ You are certainly not alone......some people charge so much they are paying for gifts months after the holidays.I try not to get that carried away, but it sure isn't easy sometimes. Nothing is quite so funny as the awful truth ! Enjoyed the humor and wit in this. Thanks for sharing. Best of luck in the competition ! Marcia ······· ·······"...We are born into the world like a blank canvas
and every person that crosses our path takes up the brush and makes their mark upon our surface. So it is that we develop. But we must realize there comes a day that we must take up the brush and finish the work. For only we can determine if we are to be just another painting or a masterpiece..." 1981 Javan (from the book " Meet Me Halfway" ) MM Award Winner |
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Nov 9 06, 18:11
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Mosaic Master Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
Boy, this is so true John.
Some folks (sadly) have 'lost' the true meaning of gift giving. Each year, they try to out-do the last (and each other), spend more, but do not really understand the meaning - it's a facade. If someone gave me a hand-knitted hat (they made themselves) and another gave me a hi-tech, gortex ski cap - I'd give the knitted hat more wear. It's because I knew the 'effort' and 'love' that went into making it and the checking account balance would fare so much better. The bills metaphor reminds me of those who have caviar wishes, but budweiser paychecks too, LOL! They'll be paying long after Valentines day has come and gone. Part of it though is the fact that everything just plain costs so much more today, one NEEDS to use credit cards - even the turkey is no longer a cheap item.... In all seriousness, merchants LOVE December - at my work, it's prety much a make or break time for the entire fiscal year. I enjoyed your poem. Best of luck!  ~Cleo ······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner |
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Nov 9 06, 18:44
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr |
Marcia,
Believe it or not....I started off with the words Black Friday and ten minutes later I was done. This one just flowed and I just left it as it is. It's not perfect, but I think there is a tinge of humor in it. Thanks for stopping by. JLY ······· ·······Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays.
Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner |
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Nov 9 06, 18:48
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr |
Lori,
The holidays have gotten away from us and they have lost much of their value. I tried to point out the vicious cycle we all get caugh up in by trying to buy the biggest, the best, etc and forgetting that sooner or later we have to pay the price for it. I agree with much of what you said about the commercialism of the holidays. JLY ······· ·······Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays.
Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner |
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Nov 12 06, 08:50
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The one drawback to the holidays - commercialism! Ugh!
And yet... there is still a difference. Even while out shopping most people's attitudes are different during the Christmas season. Friendlier, happier, wishing others 'Merry Christmas' when normally they wouldn't speak to strangers... that type of thing. Of course, come next season they may still be paying for the year before! LOL Good luck with the competition John! Cathy |
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Nov 12 06, 09:19
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr |
Cathy,
Thank you. As one mature's , you tend to go back to the true meaning of Christmas. I know with my family we have become more practical and try to cherish the moments of having family together. JLY ······· ·······Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays.
Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner |
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Nov 16 06, 11:35
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 Ornate Oracle Posts: 3,822 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Florida Member No.: 10 Real Name: Elizabeth Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori Kanter |
AHahaaa... Hey John,
A great and unique poem about that day they've stuck in our holidays to bring distance in families... It's funny... at my work, we get off Thanksgiving day and the day after thanksgiving (Black Friday) I've never even gone out to buy milk on the day after THanksgiving. The distance, comes from all the overtime we have to put in to catch up on those maxed out cards!  Great poem! Hugs, Liz ······· ·······Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more details, click here!
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Nov 16 06, 11:38
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr |
Liz,
Thanks. I try to avoid Black Friday...figure if I stay home, I have less chance of maxing out my plastic cards. JLY ······· ·······Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays.
Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner |
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