Wednesday 21 December 2011

18. Christmas Greetings and Reflections

Pohutukawa, the New Zealand Christmas Tree, in full flower


Thank you for reading entries in my blog. I hope you have found something of interest to enjoy.

Readers to date are spread across eleven countries. These are, in order of pagereads, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Russia, the USA, Australia, Germany, France, Chile, Ireland, Switzerland and Thailand.

Christmas Greetings to you all.


Pohutukawa and Norfolk Pine, Orewa Beach


And a poem to reflect upon.


REFLECTIONS

                              At Christmas we rummage through the family photos
                              Tunnelling back to laugh at images of ourselves in earlier times
                              (“Mum, how could you make me wear that dress?”)
                              To retell our pasts
                              Each with different memories, stories, perceptions
                              Of the past as we think it was
                              Or would like it to have been.
                             
                              Turning the weathered leaves of old albums,
                              We watch ourselves grow, age, mature
                              Reflecting on who we were, who we are, and who we will become.



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