The Day Before Christmas 1968 Poem by Kyle Schlicher

The Day Before Christmas 1968



It is the day
before Christmas
over here in Vietnam.

It is the rainy season.

No one
appears to be cheerful.

There are no decorations
lighting up the night.

No Christmas trees
in the huts
with presents
underneath
them.

It does not snow
in Vietnam.

Somehow,
it just doesn't
feel
like Christmas.

(12-24-1968)

Monday, December 22, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: depression
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