It won’t be long,
Till the special day’s here.
A day of eating,
Presents and cheer.
It’s only a month,
Till the crackers are burst,
The mince pies devoured,
The mess is the worst.
Only a few days
Till it’s over and done,
There’ll be plenty of waste,
But at least
There’ll be fun.
But just have a think,
Must we wrap every present?
Just to throw it away,
Pollution can be unpleasant.
How about giving
Gifts that live on?
Without layers of shiny paper
With unrecyclable bits on?
Spare a thought
For that wrapping,
As it lays on the tip
Eternally Napping….
What a sad waste.
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This puts my beliefs into words! I don’t feel the need to wrap presents, but my friends find it difficult to understand. If I really have to wrap them, I use cloth or brown paper.
I am the same. Not a wrapped present inside a pointless gift bag.
Nice poem. It’s about Christmas and the environment. Thank you for sharing.
This is a very insightful poem. I am making sure I do not buy too much things, buying eco or small. As well as buying paper that can be recycled.
Good plan. Thank you.
A topic that’s so important to me! It’s such a wonderful season, but such a wasteful season. There are really easy ways to cut down on that waste, so I hope your poem makes people think on those things and look for alternatives
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Wow! That was so incredibly insightful. It really makes you reconsider your choices. Really liked this writing of yours, keep doing the same – you’re doing great!
Thank you so much.
I never thought about the waste of trees from Christmas wrapping this deeply. You’re writing is very descriptive. It does sound exhausting as well.
I love this poem! I agree there is so much waste at the holidays and we really need to think about making environmentally-friendly choices. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for commenting.
This is a brilliant idea. I never thought of that. And you conveyed the message through a poem. Nice. Xx
Isa A. Blogger
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Thank you. It is something that people often forget about.
This is a very eye opening poem. I have been so conscious this year about my waste. I have used brown paper for wrapping that can be easily recycled. Thank you for sharing.
Lauren – bournemouthgirl