Tag: Holiday

Taking time out from scrolling … touch the grass …

the gods need not take our sight …

we scale ourselves …

in moving from low to high,
we see our pathway as true,
and that we are in the right.
yet forever left nearby,
as if they are out of view,
still the shadows of the night

whether heaven or haven
will ever erase our blight,
our myths impel us even
further on a cosmic flight

[refrain]
contemplate views from the site
the infinite in your sight
a temporary delight
the peak of eternal light

like Sisyphus for his wrongs,
while the summit’s view rivets,
we cannot stay at such height,
it’s not where our soul belongs,
just for brief tourist visits
the peak of eternal light

Copyright © 2025 John P. Healy

My holiday card this year in the cosmic greetings, Santa-in-Space series.

when something grinchy comes this way

lean banking balances go to naught
where e’re his pitchcraft slop is taught,
and roiling boasts do sour in taste,
when mister shady tweets in haste

a playbook stark intones from old,
writ by souls into darkness sold.
Midas mists and scares rule the day,
when actor bad faith comes this way

but Santa cuts ‘cross the chatter
to remind us of fact and matter,
’bout wishes & manners with real grace,
and that hope yet breathes in this place

as Claus moves beyond space & time,
he winks in wisdom, speaks in rhyme,
“over the land may goodwill go,
something better together grow!”

Taking time out from scrolling …

Perspectives

it was a time of hope, it was a time of fear,
it was an age of science, it was an age of ignorance,
it was an epoch of climate change, it was an epoch of disbelief,
it was a period of dreams, it was a period of politics,
it was a spring of recovery, it was a season of collapse

My holiday card this year in the cosmic greetings, Santa-in-Space series.

What another year …

how to handle relaying relief?
so, Santa’s upgraded, beyond belief
amidst all the muddle & trouble,
broadcasting to every bubble

the latest AI may help better
but sometimes Claus will pen a letter
to artfully craft a crisp reply
and clarify what’s wise in his eye

the firm challenge of cheer
forever remains dear
on an enduring quest
and the hope for the best