Carried from car to front door to living room
The beads, glass, jewels, clothes
Materials that make for holiday season cheer

I live alone now
And wonder, no remember
What it was like back in the day
When I had gifts and, yes,
Lessons of love to cheer me on

Now, used to the alone factor place
That surrounds me (and others, for sure)
A place of solitude, prayer
Thought processes that process
What it is we really want, need
At this time in life

As I live and love and ponder
All that ever was for me
I become realized
To the present moment in time