icing

 

 

icing the cake

the scent of Christmas

 on mother’s hands

 

 

 

Christmas

Christmas day dawn

the shine of excitement

in your eyes

 

Christmas

 

Christmas concert

children’s voices

ring with excitement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

witching

witching hour

the crackle

of candy wrappers

 

 

 

 

hide

 

hide and seek

looking for feet

in the trees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

heavy

heavy traffic

the game of ‘I spy’

wearing thin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

children

children’s laughter

the joy

of hearing

 

 

 

 

©

 

 

 

 

 

 

first

first day at school

a row of faces shine

in new shoes

 

 

 

 

 

 

©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas

Christmas dawn

the children’s excitement

louder and louder ©

 

 

 

 

 

first

 

the first time

she sees the stars

firework display©