.
Don’t buy the sparkle
the fake snow
the glitter globe
.
Don’t buy the shiny new
the latest phone
the ‘must have thing’
.
Don’t buy the hype
the ramped up hopes
the excess of desire
.
Don’t buy
the un-buyable
the love, the friendship
the laughter, the joy
.
Give it all away
freely and wildly
and feel it return
in soft unspoken ways
in surprising, unplanned acts
in ordinary kindness
on more than just one day
.
By Carys Owen
Carys Owen Poetry 