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Joan McCarthy of Midleton, Co. Cork has been verse writing for some years, often amusing poems for work colleagues on their departure from the workplace, or also to commemorate memorable events in either her own or other people's lives.
Issues which annoy her, such as the early saturation in shops and in the media about Christmas are also on her agenda.
Please Don't Mention Christmas!
With all this talk of Christmas,
I really have to say,
how sad it all just makes me feel,
On this first November day.
It's meant to be a magic time,
of quiet reflection too,
But why a circus it's become,
I just don't know... do you?
The shops are full of merchandise,
to try and make us spend,
Buy, buy, buy the ads shout out,
But where will it all end?
The telly has begun its ads,
Before autumn leaves are gone,
And already airways are sneaking in,
The odd old Christmas song.
So please just stop this horrid trend,
And let this season take its time,
The place for all this Christmas hype
Is much further down the line.
© Joan McCarthy
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