Snowflakes and Memories by Durham Editing & E-books & E-books

Author:Durham Editing & E-books & E-books
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christmas, snow, christmas short stories, snowflakes, christmas collection, christmas poetry, holiday anthologies
Publisher: Durham Editing and E-books

Are We Done Yet?

(Originally published in Dear Kinfolk, ChayaCairn Press, 2012)

By Gail Fishman Gerwin

When our daughter was four,

we lit Chanukah candles atop

the Lane record cabinet, our first

purchase as a married couple.

In our new home we could look

out the window at the house below.

The Todds’ Christmas tree stood

in their den, where lights of every color

led to a star on top that seemed

to descend directly from Heaven.

We chanted our prayers,

Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu,

melekh ha’olam, allowed Karen

to hold the shamash—the kindling

candle—for her first time, hustled Katey

to the other side of the room lest she

light up her pajamas. Our ritual complete,

we gifted them: a doll, a book, matching

jumpers, then sang songs from preschool.

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