SNAPSHOT 35
dry afternoon
but neither long
enough nor windy
enough to
merit
the happy name
of paupers' dry spell
whereby the poor could
wash their only
clothes in the morning
and put them back on
on the eve of
december 24 our
meal's in the oven
the city grows
quiet the house
smells like christmas
already and
the usual visitors
start dropping by
bringing gifts
the grumpy old
sisters arrive
early this year
revelling in their
dislike of each
other loving travelling
together on this
particular day
of the year well-wishing
throngs our tiny hall
the open door
blocked by goodwill
and a surplus
of peace as
solemnity sets in our
christmas begins
at six
on christmas
eve at the sound
of the bells
árni ibsen
december 24 2003
5:30 pm
hafnarfjördur
iceland
All my best wishes for Christmas!
Árni
Árni Ibsen
Stekkjarkinn 19,
220 Hafnarfjördur,
Iceland
tel.: +354-555-3991
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http://www.centrum.is/~aibsen/
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