The comfort of Christmas embraces me here
In the tropics, yet it is strange how a winter
Event is so transported. Even though Christ
Was not born in the snow, I've always thought
About Christmas with jingle bells dangling on sleighs.
Jingle bells dangling on sleighs only happens
In songs in Hawai`i. Glazed topiary reindeer
Graze on green tropical lawns. Plastic snowmen
Perch on driveways lined with orchids
Department Santas sweat in red satin suits.
Santas sweating in red satin suits greet
Children of all mixes of races. Carols
Echo along white sand beaches where couples
Kiss beneath mistletoe hung on palm trees.
With the Aloha spirit, Christmas isn't needed.
The Aloha spirit may make Christmas unneeded
Here, where the idea of seasons is meaningless.
There is no winter in Hawai`i, yet no matter
How odd, all of these trappings unwrap smiles.
The comfort of Christmas embraces me here.
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