Christmas Only comes Once a Year-Poem

Carols sung around Christmastime
A young boy I knew down in the snows
His peak so far upon the mountains, grey mists
Could only cloud his joys, for a boy knows
That Christmas only comes once a year
And when the presents appear in the mornings so clear
That boy can search inside, see a lump of coal
All of his endeavors unknown as of yet, but listen in the quiet…
Stoic parents coming home afternoons fatigued, no noel
That they sing under their breath, television riot
All a dream and a journey away, but can be seen
As it is shown, not childish, but brilliant in its travesty
Beautiful and bold, the movements restrained
Like the measures of a pain riddled tune
Cartoons on Sunday, animated motions engrained
And once the fog clears, see a full moon
Fathers words harsh, yet mother says, “There is nothing to fear.”
Through the peril, boy remembers, “Christmas only comes once a year.”