These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Cornish Sonnet: "Lull Between Holidays"

The thankful time with turkey stands as past.
The festive day of JOY will come quite soon.
The freezing nights, that chill the bones won't last.
Each working day begins and ends the same.
Great money gained this time of year, a boon.
A profit at the end of year, such fame.

Good Santa fills the stocking for each child.
A blessed peace wafts through the countryside.
Sweet sleep bespeaks a night that's greatly mild.
A new year comes, and what will it then be?
A time of grace with goodness bonafide?
Or lost restraints when foolish passions free?

The thankful time with turkey stands as past.
Good Santa fills the stocking for each child.

by Jay O’Toole
on December 12th, 2025