Just one more wine...

 I confess It's all a mess

Feeling now just too much stress!

Decorations down from the attic,

It's all begun to get problematic.

The little robin is on the floor

Lost it's red breast near the  front door.

The fairy has now lost her head

Have to use a bauble instead!

The tree is full of mismatched trinkets,

Going to have to sit down and rethink.

The fairy lights some work, some not

And they're the only ones I've got!

I confess it's all a mess

Feeling the pressure and much stress!

Will have a glass or two of wine

For now this will be my lifeline.

The spuds and bird are overcooked,

Something simple I overlooked,

The water in the pan boiled dry,

Time to invest in an air fry!

The Christmas dinner I do try;

Wishing for a salad - like we do in July!

Crispy black burnt bacon on pigs in blankets,

Oh to cook a delicious banquet!

Will have another glass of wine

To ease this cooking misery of mine.

At least the gifts are all covered

For people to enjoy and discover

I'll get the cranberry sauce and cover

The worst of the dinner, what an awful mother!

I confess it's all a mess

But feeling less and less hard pressed,

After another glass of wine

Feeling a little bit better this time!

The Christmas pud, set alight

It'll be alright after the first bite!

There is of course a choice of cheese

The cheesecake that I forgot to unfreeze.

Got to do a bit of bluffing

Left in the bowl, the homemade stuffing.

I confess it's all a mess

It's no good trying to impress.

With many thoughts of ready made

And next year I'll stick to lemonade!

And after another glass of wine

Everything now looks just fine.

After mints, stuffing chocs, 

All day tomorrow must detox.

All the burnt bits of dinner recooked.

And all the things I overlooked.

Leftovers Bubble and squeak 

And much more to last until midweek!

And after another glass of wine

It's time to sit down and resign!

I confess the mess 

Did get me stressed

But all have eaten what was dished up.

Pour one more wine in my drinking cup.....

Copyright Linda Lawrence 

17^th December 2022