Bright Christmas
Backdrop scenes of snow, so white
And twinkling bulbs in broad daylight
Ironic jumpers in the shops
Worn for fifteen minutes, tops
And peeled off in the sticky heat
Swapped for T-shirts, shorts, barefeet
The summer sun is out in force
As Dad prepares the grand main course
Of turkey, roasties, all the trimmings
We’d much rather be out swimming
At the beach or in the pool
Anything to clutch some cool
Instead we have to be content
With winter customs, borrowed, lent
From countries half a world away
But on this merry, special day
We play pretend with spray-on snow
Happy to go with the flow
For after lunch it’s straight outside
To bask in summertime Yuletide
And twinkling bulbs in broad daylight
Ironic jumpers in the shops
Worn for fifteen minutes, tops
And peeled off in the sticky heat
Swapped for T-shirts, shorts, barefeet
The summer sun is out in force
As Dad prepares the grand main course
Of turkey, roasties, all the trimmings
We’d much rather be out swimming
At the beach or in the pool
Anything to clutch some cool
Instead we have to be content
With winter customs, borrowed, lent
From countries half a world away
But on this merry, special day
We play pretend with spray-on snow
Happy to go with the flow
For after lunch it’s straight outside
To bask in summertime Yuletide
This poem is copyright (©) Amanda McKenzie 2025

About the Writer
Amanda McKenzie
Amanda is a children's poetry and picture book writer (between the hours of 5 and 7am). She lives on an apple orchard by the sea in New Zealand with her husband, two children and Kenzie the tortoiseshell cat.