A family in the far north
Celebrate Christmas well
Presents and happy faces
Drink, food, stories to tell
But down in the far south
On a cold twenty-fifth
One family torn apart
Some turn to drink
Another on the west coast
Come together for the feast
Presents are swapped happily
Their day is a breeze
Over on the east coast
A family mixed emotions
One of them stubborn and angry
Apart from his relations
On an island off the mainland
Families come together
They celebrate all loved and lost
Their closeness won’t be severed
One lonely man, sits in his room
His anger he won’t pretend
At those he did for good
”Here we go again,” he said
Some wish the day to be other
For it brings much bad
On a day of forgiveness
They feel alone and sad
It takes a brave person
To forgive and forget
But some too stubborn
Their ideals are far too set
Here we go again
Here we go again
The season to forgive
The season to forget
Stupid stubborn anger
Here we go again…
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Darren Greenidge
I'm a thinker, listener, a "question's pretty much everything" type of person. A seeker of knowledge, always restless, yet seeks the calm in life.
I love writing in all forms and am in the process of completing a number of ongoing projects. I love the craft of writing and the possibilities it holds. A magic carpet through the mind. I love pretty much all creative arts, music, film and theatre the leading ones.
Born in Hertfordshire in England, my family Irish, Welsh and English, I currently reside in Edinburgh, in Scotland. I'm drawn to coastal and mountain regions where I like to go to think and draw inspiration from. Ireland is a place that's dear to me, and I try to get back to see family and friends as much as possible.
My interests are wide and broad, too many to mention here, but history, archaeology, criminology, music and film are just some of those things I love.
I hope you enjoy my ramblings on here as that's what they are really. I'll let my fingers do the ''talking...''
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