BOXING DAY PAST AND PRESENT(S)

 

An emphasis may be noticed in my Christmas loot towards chocoholic encouragement. Also featured are light reading (cartoons), CD set, cycle saddlebag, vino, a game, a shirt, a telescopic light, jams, a lightweight raincoat, and window washer sachet.

Though fat-headed officialdom
Feel it should now be known
As Day of Goodwill, where I’m from:
Leave Boxing Day alone!
Although the day no more refers
To Wenceslas’ deed —
Distributing boxed charity
To all the poor in need —
Nor does a box still dignify
Church nave with alms for poor,
(When Boxing Day would signify
The distribution tour);
It never ever had to do
With pugilistic sights
Or anything that might come through
As fisticuff-type fights;
But still, as Boxing Day it’s been
For many years gone past,
As such, it simply fits the scene,
And in this form should last;
So now, the day may be reserved
Ensuring those who slaved
To make a Christmas as deserved,
Will have the rest they’ve craved;
Recover from too much to eat,
(Likewise, the drink, to boot),
Then simply take a comfy seat,
And tally all their loot!

© December 2018 Colonialist