christmas

 saint nicholas comes on the 6th

and brings with him treats

some are sweet for the mouth

some are warm for the soul

and some are surreal

for example one might get treated

with fairytales and pictures 

of 300 year old gnomes

of spirits trapped within the bark

of grass trees 

looking and longing to be

one and free

no matter what the memory 

of dark nights may be

this is the time to turn on

and towards the light