It’s that time I fear,
when we are expected
to be of good cheer,
like a glass of mulled wine
or a pint of good beer,
to dance with the boss
at the company Christmas party
and regret it the rest of the year.
Kim M. Russell, 2nd December 2018
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Cheer
writing in north norfolk 
Ha! That last line cracked me up! 🙂
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😉
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I won’t get scrooged again! (With thanks to The Who)
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Ha… there is no Vegas at the Christmas Party… wonder if the boss regrets it too…
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Probably.
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Ghastly time of year particularly in the city of London. Or at least it was back in the early 1980s. Otherwise attractive Essex girls vomiting beside me on the underground. Office parties at which secretaries were pleased to photo copy parts of their anatomy. Awful client lunches and dinners. Gosh I feel almost nostalgic.
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I remember it so well. Luckily I had a good excuse to duck out of office parties – a daughter.
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Nice sound in these lines: “to be of good cheer,
like a glass of mulled wine
or a pint of good beer,”
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Thanks Frank.
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Nice one Kim, you left me smiling
much love…
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Thanks and much love, Gillena. 😊
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made me smile as well…
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Thank you, Maureen.
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I hated office parties. I would show up for 10 minutes and leave. Oh if only Mr. Fezziwig conducted those parties full of gaiety and cheer.
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I’d love a Dickensian Christmas – with or without the ghosts!
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A great title for a new book–DANCING WITH THE BOSS. Add to the list of sour notes, those Christmas guests, those relatives that make you cringe.
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🙂
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’tis the season!
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It certainly is, Jade!
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Another one who is less than cheered by some aspects of the festive season! Good one, Kim.
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We like our Christmas to be quiet and intimate. 😉
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It’s definitely that season 😊 the closing made me smile as I could relate with the feeling ❄🍷
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🙂
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(…unless by ‘the boss’ you mean Springsteen…)
This is frame-worthy and should be tacked up in the office break room when no one is looking 🙂
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Thank you, Jill. I’m retired now but volunteer at local schools and libraries. I prefer the children’s parties!
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What a delight, Kim! Especially after I watched “the Man Who Invented Christmas,” about Charles Dickens’ effort to write “A Christmas Carol.” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6225520/?ref_=nv_sr_1)
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Have you ever seen or heard any of the Dickens monologues by Simon Callow of Miriam Margoles? They are absolutely brilliant!
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I haven’t. Thanks for the tip!
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Haha! I’ve been to that party!
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🙂
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Ha – The office party is coming up in couple of weeks – lucky for me it’s cocktails and hors d’oeuvres not dancing.
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That sounds much more civilised!
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I like the temperament of this Kim. I can relate. Retired now, but used to go to company Christmas parties. The boss would try to dance with me, but I’d just tell him yo scrooge off… 😉
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🙂
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Good one, Kim, ahh those office Christmas parties!
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No more office parties for me!
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This poem took me straight back to the Christmas parties of a company I used to work for. The president’s adult, married son would make a point to kiss every female employee on the cheek, it was like some strange rite of passage you had to endure while working there.
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That sounds creepy. According to the news, the boss at Ted Baker insists on hugs.
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Ha. Love that last line! 🙂
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🙂
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I especially like the last line 🙂
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🙂
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Yes, we’re meant to be jolly, not folly…
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HAHA! Thank you for the gift of laughter! HA!
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🙂
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This made me laugh! Wonderful ending. I’m fortunate never to have experienced this. 🙂
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Thank you, Merril! 🙂
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Very nice Kim. You made me smile… Dance with no regrets! Enjoy the cheer!
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Thank you, Dwight!
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Made me smile- great Kim!
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Thank you, Linda!
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