It is 80 degrees
on the 11th of December
giving the elves
a season to remember
The stockings are still hung
by the chimney with care
but the doubts linger
that the Jolly One will share
Santa opted for Tahiti
and thinks it’s vacation
as summer triumphs winter
in weird altercation
The lantana is exploding
in purple bloom
no sign of winter
no hint of cold gloom
Winter clothes sales here
remain flat
those furry boots
I may just send back
The chocolate Santas have melted
the mistletoe looks forlorn
my lights are just nagging
the garland is torn
The car needs a good washing
the lawn should be mowed
my gifts are unwrapped
and away they are stowed
My Seussical tree pops up
with all blue baubles
and even the cats
are not interested in sparkles
It seems we are
just out of sync
with Xmas coming
right on the brink
One day I’ll take off
in short sleeves set on sunning
that’s when winter will arrive
in all of its cunning!
Being in the desert, this hits home!
It’s sort of a mixed bag here, we just never know 🙂
Oh yeah, I know those 80 degree Christmases. Just doesn’t seem right.
Yeah it’s weird here, one day can be like Florida, in a few hours, it can be the North Pole.
We’ve been having some cold days and then it warms up and gets hot again. The winters are usually like that. Our coldest month is spring.
LOL I live in Florida and 70-75 degree Christmases are the norm here!
Yeah the strange thing here is it can go to one extreme to another, we never know what to expect 🙂
I am not sure where you reside but I am told that parts of US have had unseasonably warm temperatures for December?
Cheryl, I am in Texas and there is truly nothing normal about this state, lol.
LOL I have never been to Texas-but I hear everything is bigger in Texas!!!Happy Holidays, Cheryl.
Some things are, it’s a big place, ha ha. Happy Holidays to you also 🙂
The thing that really hit home was when you set out in summer clothes, this will be when it is freezing! Kind if like when you ignore the weatherman’s forecast if rain: if you don’t take the umbrella, it rains but if you have it ready, it is dry as a bone. 🙂 Somehow, I just had to sort my gifts and found two people needing a little extra. Otherwise, I am scrambling!
Yes its true the weather here can literally change in less than an hour..I’ve been caught out like that before. It tis the season to scramble 🙂
Yes, there are many like I am who starts out in January and feel relaxed but somehow use a few gifts for birthdays. . . One thing leads to another (grandies change their wish lists 🙂 )
Fun poem! Living in New England, I’m just fine with the warmer weather. What’s important is the joy and love we share with each other during the holidays. Even if we’re wearing t-shirts on the 25th. 🙂 Happy Happy Christmas!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and visiting my blog. The warmer weather is actually just fine with me too, I hate cold weather, and I agree also, it’s about the love and joy of the season that is shared among those we love. Happy Xmas to you too!
I can’t say we go from one extreme type of weather to another at Christmas over here, L.T. – and I just can’t imagine it being 80 degrees in December. But this year, it’s definitely warmer than most years, which is seeming odd to everyone. But when it comes down to it, Christmas is wonderful wherever you are in the world, whatever the weather. And when Chritsmas arrives, who notices the weather anyway? A fun poem – and I hope your chocolate santas don’t melt.
Millie, you know I don’t remember a thing about hearing that it was going to be a mild winter, but I actually like it that way. I just hate cold weather. It really can be that extreme here. One year, we actually had record snowfall with a white Christmas. So we will take it, whatever may come. Thanks for the compliment, I’ve got those Santas on ice now 🙂
I imagine you’re used to such changes, L.T. but it must still be strange when the change comes so fast, and unexpectedly. A white Christmas is wonderful, but we don’t get them too often here (unlike they apparently did in Victorian times). I’m not a fan of being cold at all, but everyone still hopes for snow over Christmas. I love warmth and sunshine, but we usually have to go abroad to find it! I loathe the short dark days far more than the cold. I know I suffer from SAD, but thankfully, I can cope with it now I don’t teach. I used to leave home at 7.15 am in the dark (for a 45 minute drive) then spend all day with electric lighting, and drive home in the dark. That was a recipe for disaster for me. Now I get out and walk a lot, so I’m fine.
Have a fabulous Christmas and enjoy feeling warm! 🙂
In those circumstances, I would probably suffer from SAD too, but we do have an abundance of sunshine in Texas even early in the mornings. I’m glad you can get out now and remedy that situation.
Yes, I’m happy to be retired, although I do miss my students (but not all the marking and prep.) 🙂