SILENT NIGHT
Our first Christmas in Switzerland is in a cramped two room furnished apartment, my husband and I and three children. We are newly arrived from Los Angeles.
The apartment is on the fourth floor in a building with a broken elevator. A promise from the concierge that it will be repaired toute suite does not come about during the two months we are there.
wind-blown snow
swirling in a paper-weightthe high window view
On Christmas Eve, after dinner in a restaurant, we climb the three flights of stairs, pour eggnog and open presents. The children fall asleep in their cots, and my husband and I refill our glasses, adding a dram of spirits. He reads and I write.
cold moonlight
I search the sky
for a bright star
Contemporary Haibun On-line, March 2010
5 comments:
an absolutely delightful sharing
blessings to your and your family especially in this Season of Christmas
much love...
And to you, too, Gillena, a Merry Christmas.
Adelaide
ah, those one (or more) flight[s] up european hotels. I used to love them when I was younger, back before I started writing haiku.
Thanks for stopping by, Bill. Merry Christmas.
Adelaide
A very nice haibun and photo. Merry Christmas, Adelaide and a Happy New Year!...
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