Dear December
I found you –
a thin shawl upon nature’s shoulders
resting on the final page of my Gregorian calendar.
Celebrations in red,
Christmas and Kwanza
and the tail end of Hanukah.
Reminding me in stark black letters
of bombings and declarations of war.
Hitler and Mussolini and Japan…
*Dear December was first published in the short story A Hard Candy Christmas. The audiobook is narrated by Julie Gayden Nelson who does a beautiful recital.
I am truly thankful for every buyer of my books but I have to give a special shout out to Barnes & Noble shoppers [HeY] and B&N. Y’all keep the lights on. 😉
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The poem that opens A Hard Candy Christmas.
Dear December
I found you – a thin shawl upon nature’s shoulders
resting on the final page of my Gregorian calendar.
Celebrations in red,
Christmas and Kwanza and the tail end of Hanukah.
Reminding me in stark black letters of bombings and declarations of war.
Hitler, Mussolini, and Japan…
Listen to Julia Gayden Nelson's lovely narration and/or get the e-book from your favorite retailer.
Welcome to December y’all!
The Real Janna Hill in 