Poetry Challenge #101-Topsy Tervy Christmas

I don’t know about you but I am FREEEEEEEZING!

And I’m dreaming…already…of summer and winter’s just getting started. Imagine, December 21st -ish the shortest night of the year here in the North will be the longest day of the year in the South.

Speaking of the other side of the world: if we were in the Southern Hemisphere, instead of singing about “chestnuts roasting on a open fire” and “riding through a winter wonderland…” we’d be “sunbathers toasting ‘neath a bright orange sun” and “jet skiing through a surfer’s paradise.”

Wonder how much a ticket to Australia, Bora Bora…Jamaica maybe…

Poetry Challenge #101

Ode to a Topsy Tervy Christmas

 Imagine turning this holiday season upside down.

Either by zipping off to the opposite side of the world and celebrating the holiday there—on Safari or a sunny beach somewhere south.

Or by upending your holiday traditions and doing things upside down and backwards.

Write a poem about it. Have fun. Be silly! Sprinkle in some holiday magic dust.

Set the timer for 7 minutes.

Start writing!

Don’t think about it too much; just do it.

The Kranks tried to do just that. Watch how that turned out…

 *Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than 8 years ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.

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