Tidings

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William Wharton. Tidings

WILLIAM WHARTON. Tidings

1. A Partridge in a Pear Tree

2. Two Turtle Doves

3. Three French Hens

4. Four Calling Birds

5. Five Golden Rings. Loretta

Peg

Mike

Nickie

Ben

6. Six Geese A-Laying

7. Seven Swans A-Swimming

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To Saint Nicholas

I swept and slept

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By feel, I know the tip of the tree sticks out three feet past the windshield. I start edging around the other side to get in; I trip over my saw where I’ve left it leaning against the car. If I hadn’t tripped over it, I’d have left it there, driven off without it. Two wrongs do sometimes make a right, like negative numbers in algebra; that is, if stealing a Christmas tree can ever be considered a right.

I start the car, no problem, thank God, or whomever. I drive a hundred meters with just my parking lights on, then turn up my highs before I get to the narrow bridge. Now I’m away from the scene of the crime. I’ll just blind anybody who gets in the way with my highs. Ruthless, that I’ll be.

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