The Seventh day: seven swans swimming on a not-quite-frozen
pond, seven gifts from a Ghost that come wrapped in skin and tied up with a
mindful bow. A new year and Christmas is
almost out of mind now. Today, probably
the lights come down—in between quarters—boxed up, the boughs tossed, the last
of the turkey consumed. The trouble with
living in a culture that sells Christmas starting after Hallowe’en is one can’t
celebrate it after today. At least not
without looks. Christmas is a one-day
orgasm that really only lasts as long as the wrapping paper in the fire place; a
quick burst of light, sound, heat, and then cold, black and grey ashes. Nothing to savor, nothing to hold, except
gift receipts and sweaters that appear out of date.
A humble blog of tragic proportions
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