Christmas is coming

Dusted off for the festive season.....Over priced,over rated,and coming to you in the very near future..... The first poem I posted on WC back in 2014

Christmas is coming
the Easter eggs are out,
" book your summer holidays "
travel agents shout.
Buy a leather three piece
get a foot stool free,
everywhere you turn
there's a place to buy a tree.

Inflatable santas,
reindeer with red noses,
florists selling wreaths
and dead expensive roses.
Supermarkets crammed
trolleys overflowing,
bank accounts empty
overdrafts growing.

Parties in the office
inhibitions dumped,
grown men crying
secretary's humped.
Pantomime season
" behind you" shout the kids,
" Z “ list stars
whose careers have hit the skids.

Joseph, Mary, Jesus
why's it their big day
aren't they just characters
in the primary school play ?
Christmas is coming
we'll pay for it next year,
kids getting way to much
nothing now too dear.

Author's Note

Just an early warning....

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I love your no-nonsense description of the typical holidays steeped in materialistic obsession. This is why I do NOT participate in the madness . . . no decorations, never had a tree, etc. What makes your message especially sardonic is your final stanza . . . very few people have the nerve to mock the "real reason for the season"!! I love your sassy ways & this really hits my funny bone. Good rhyme & rhythm thru-out! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Gee]

Thank you. Just a reason to spoil the kids eat and drink to much and watch repeats of age old films.....YEAHHHHHHHH !!

[Willard Wells]

Just a title of Christmas now brought me to your work. I like it a great deal and you hit many of the Christmas happening right on the head. I at first thought you were too early, but I expect I can find stores promoting already and house already decorated. Of course they stay decorated all year round. Nicely done my friend and thanks.

[Gee]

Thanks Willard

[ANTO]

If they (the greedy b****rds) - had their way - they would change his name to Jesus Consumer and say he was born in a Mall not a manger.
You nailed the modern conflicted meaning behind the biggest date on the Christian calender here Gee.
Nice.

[Gee]

Oh,so you're saying doesn't JC doesn't stand for Jesus Consumer then.Hmmmm,learn something new every day.How are you Anto,all well ??

[ANTO]

(totally aging myself here) - As J.R. Ewing might have said "Oils well, pardner".
I trust your Wedding Anniversary went well mate?

[Gee]

Fine thank you,had a snackette and watched the good lady wife staff two flagons of vino snore !!!!!

[Gee]

Quaff........

[ANTO]

In Vino et Sleepitas

[Gee]

That's the one,I on the other hand had a bottle of Peckham spring Rodders,jubbly...

[ANTO]

Lol - that was a class episode - lmao
Well you don't even need a drink - you have the old evo-stick contact adhesive at work to keep you laughing