Christmas Cheer?
Christmas, Yuletide or Saturnalia,
Marking the solstice, the turn of the year
Appears to require wine and good beer
To lubricate momentary failure
Of the social norms of the working week.
It’s the lords of misrule who’re in command
Or so it seems, yet supply and demand
Gift wrapped around the tree quietly speak
Eloquently of Christmas credit cards,
Of budgets stretched and unsettled accounts,
Of this season when profit margins mount,
An imperative no business disregards.
With heads still muzzy and waistbands tighter,
It’ll be back to work, the wallets lighter.
D. A.