Uploaded on December 23, 2011
I like days
with a snow white collar,
and nights when the moon
is a silver dollar,
and hills are filled
with eiderdown stuffing
and your breath makes smoke
like an engine puffing.
I like days
when feathers are snowing,
and all the eaves
have petticoats showing,
and the air is cold,
and the wires are humming,
but you feel all warm …
with Christmas coming!
—Aileen Fisher
The Book of Christmas
published by Reader’s Digest
12.23.2023: When did I last have a cup of hot chocolate? I think I need to make some tomorrow.