All the guests
have left the house
Christmas is over
the goose was cooked
stewed in its fat
pennies weigh heavy
in the old man’s hat
all I have left to do
is to bask awhile
in the aftergloom
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dVerse prompt to write a poem using a word from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. I choose aftergloom.
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Nicely done- thanks for joining in!
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