Trimming the Christmas Tree

"Trimming the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas poem told in the wistful voice of a child locked out of the parlor while the tree is decorated without him. He watches light flicker under the door and thinks of his friend Earl, whose mother sings carols and lets him join in everything. The boy's quiet frustration deepens as he reflects on small moments of being overruled by adults — and ends with a tender, determined promise about the kind of parent he will one day be.

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