Evergreen.
Third place in the "Take Me Away…" Photo Contest with this picture.
2619 words.
Our trees were always huge, majestic and beautiful. They were decorated like the magazines: ornaments placed carefully, all red and gold and piney green. Those trees were the centerpieces of our home for the month of December. They weren’t just Christmas trees. It seemed like as soon as Dad would arrive home and announce that tonight was the night, as soon as he started growing his beard, the whole world got better. Nothing bad ever happened when he put the tree up.
Until Dad died, I mean.
2619 words.
Our trees were always huge, majestic and beautiful. They were decorated like the magazines: ornaments placed carefully, all red and gold and piney green. Those trees were the centerpieces of our home for the month of December. They weren’t just Christmas trees. It seemed like as soon as Dad would arrive home and announce that tonight was the night, as soon as he started growing his beard, the whole world got better. Nothing bad ever happened when he put the tree up.
Until Dad died, I mean.