Every year he'd spend hours testing lights - buying bigger 'better' displays.
Him and the silly sod next door, competing like kids.
This year she'd 'helped' - it was just basic circuitry.
So for once she'd seen the point, she'd even counted down....
.....until he threw the switch and as his little face ........
lit up.......
She smiled.
Absent Friends
Spare a thought for the turkey
As Christmas draws near
Just whisper of cranberries
So that he won't hear
Don't show him the stuffing
It fills him with fear
And when speaking of menus
Don't make it too clear
That while you are munching
And swigging down beer
He won't be around
To greet the New Year
