Now That December's Here

    Now That December's Here

   by Aileen Fisher

Everything is "secrets"

Now that December's here.

Secrets wrapped in tissue

Or whispered in an ear.

Secrets big and bulky

Or secrets small and slight

In the strangest places

Hidden out of sight.

Packages that rattle

Packages that squeak

Some say "Do Not Open"

Some say "Do Not Peek".

Secrets, secrets, secrets

With Christmas coming near

...except it is no secret

I wish that it were here!