Tag Archives: Christmas

A NEW YEAR’S BLESSING

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Our angel is weary. The eggnog’s all gone. Tree needles are falling onto unvacuumed parmesan. The stockings all hung from the chimney last week are now socks on my feet which are starting to reek. We were all forced to … Continue reading →

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APRÈS HALLOWEEN

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Anticipation builds when a decorate-able holiday approaches. Eggs are hung from trees, reindeer are bolted to roofs, carved jack-o-lanterns are set at the door. The decor reminds our salivary glands of the marshmallow Peeps, chocolate-filled gold coins, and spiced pumpkin pie to … Continue reading →

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‘TWAS THE NIGHT OF WINTER SOLSTICE

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas three nights before Christmas, the fifth of Hanukkah, four from Galungan, and still five ’til Kwanzaa. ‘Twas two months since Muharram and India’s festival of light, when sun snuggled down into earth’s longest night.

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‘TIS a ‘TWAS

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas the night I decided to write a ‘twas poem, One week before Christmas when no one was home. But for dream entrenched hounds, their paws all a’twitch, The house was as still as the warts on a witch. I … Continue reading →

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HE KNOWS WHEN YOU’VE BEEN NAUTICAL OR NICE

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Sure enough—he was the real deal. And who did he think he was fooling with those shades? Certainly, not me. Incognito on a wind still summer’s afternoon—that’s what he was—a living, breathing, incognito San Francisco treat. But a cable car … Continue reading →