Tales of Christmas Eve in Vienna

Red And Gold Baubles
Somebody felt pity
and decorated a bare tree trunk
in the shade of St. Stephen's Cathedral

A Red Bow
a string of lights,
evergreen foliage of an ivy vine
against the black lenticels of white birch

Store Window Romance
A few early morning sun rays
lollygag on the shiny black lacquer
of a Thonet chair,
who in turn casts a longing glance
at the voluptuous hound's-tooth wing chair

Street Encounter
Out of the shady side
of Herrengasse street,
a red city bus reaches
sunny St. Michael's Square
under a sun-lit
Christmas chandelier

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
Sing? Oh no, they are barely awake,
squinting in the bright morning sun,
resting on their perch high above Kohlmarkt,
sweetly humming.

The Christmas Tree
in the still shady passage way from
St. Michael's Square to Habsburgergasse
stretches its branches,
then decides to slumber on
for a few more precious minutes.

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Photographed in the early morning hours
of the 24th of December in Vienna

Images and Text
© by Merisi