Don’t use the ‘C’ word

In late December this is what we expect:

Keep your greetings politically correct.

If you say "Christmas," great wrath you'll incur

For not keeping your wordage nonsecular

When you see your friends at casual meetings

Remember to say only, "Seasons greetings."

Your verbiage may offend in many ways

But not if you just say, "Happy holidays."

As for me, in poetic form, I will survive

By reciting, "'Twas the night before 12/25 ..."

Daily headlines inspire the poet in Joe Gedan, a retired U.S. magistrate judge who lives in Honolulu. His observations on the news appear on Sundays and Fridays.

gedan@hawaii.rr.com