Sad black dog wearing a Santa hat lying on a couch, used as the header image for the poem “Lonesome Christmas” by David Ritter.

Lonesome Christmas – A Poem by David Ritter

“Lonesome Christmas” is a somber and reflective Christmas poem about facing the holidays alone. Through simple imagery and honest emotion, it captures the quiet ache of loneliness during a season meant for togetherness.

Lonesome Christmas

I am alone on Christmas day
Without a single friend
No Christmas cheer to give away
Nor Christmas cards to send

No table with a Christmas spread
No star above a tree
No fat man with a suit of red
Will stop to visit me

No kisses under the mistletoe
No bells for me to ring
No present with a shiny bow
No Christmas songs to sing

No visits from my family
No calls on the phone
One more Christmas memory
One more day alone

David Ritter

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