A Rhyme For Christmas
"A Rhyme For Christmas" is a playful poem built around one delightfully impossible challenge: finding a true rhyme for the word "Christmas." The speaker wrestles aloud with sounds, syllables, and false leads — dismissing "isthmus" with comic indignation — while longing for the poet Robert Browning, whose legendary verbal dexterity might just crack the puzzle. The poem crackles with self-aware humor, mock frustration, and a linguist's glee, turning a simple seasonal dilemma into an exuberant, spiraling performance of wordplay and wit.
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