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Deflated
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Deflated

December
the first finds Santa
pressed down, pancake flat,
front and center in a neighbor’s yard.
Limbs locked, he lies in state.
Not even the children
stop to pay their
last respects
or wish a
wish.


Perhaps
he died while
making frantic angels
in the powdered snow. Or perhaps
a slow leak spanning years
of good cheer caused
his shape to change,
needled his spirit,
like mine,
’til it

d e f l a t e d.


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 Reviews of "Deflated"
Reviewed by Janet Parker
Reviewed on December 5, 2005
Santa is just as sick and tired of commercialism as most of us are. He finally gave up the ghost. Very good write, Dawn.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on December 3, 2005
Deflated because of his "hunger" for peace!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on December 3, 2005
Maybe Santa just needs a good blow..

Reviewed by Dan Rains (Reader)
Reviewed on December 2, 2005
Very nice write. And very interestingly done.
Dan

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on December 2, 2005
Have to agree with Jude on this one...Excellent write Dawn!

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on December 2, 2005
perhaps its humanity's turn to give a gift to the spirit of Santa ...

Reviewed on December 2, 2005
Dawn,

Poignant write here...many, including me, feel the same way this time of year. Hope it gets better....for both of us. Excellent!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.


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