Pretty busy beings
This time of year
Reaction taking over
Any modicum of planning
Order slips away
Hours tick by
Anxiety increases
Frustration replaces peace
You wonder why
Giving and taking
Wrapping and baking
Sales and returns
Traffic and lights
Tempers flair
It isn’t fair
Why is this always
Happening to you
Poor little you
Busy little beings
Often forgetting
What this is all about
Do not get set
On so many things
Of little consequence
Dismiss your anxieties
All so meaningless
Remember your brothers
Those at your side
Who provide joy
Give them your gratitude
Then you will feel
The incomprehensible peace
That safeguards your heart
And lifts your mind
Diluting and washing away
Sorrow and self pity
By Steve Haarman aka Stanski
December 28, 2020 ^
Steve Haarman 