by George Hancock
December
December, Month 12 is here
Amidst festive Christmas cheer
Decorations dot the road scene
And this old runner finds it keen.
Bright Christmas lights are nice
Turn them on early is my advice
Christmas lights color our roads
Providing many happy episodes.
This was another whirlwind year
Politics created more stinky jeer
So, this season soothes our soul
As we trot up the barren knoll.
December is the winter season
And gives many a poor reason
To stay inside off their road run
Which often is Christmas fun.
The Winter Solstice is great news
For those enjoying daylight views
After that date daylight grows
More light eases wintry blows.
Soon, this year is long gone
As we view the 2026 dawn
Wasting time is a sad move
Enjoy December’s groove.
December Snow
Many love December snow
It’s that special holiday glow
Most enjoy Christmas season
For a delightful sound reason.
Even runners out on the move
Enjoy December’s snowy groove
It’s often the first seasonal snowfall
And folks outside have a snowy ball.
Lately, unplowed roads are tough
Running about gets kind of tough
Locally, road crews lack the staff
To regularly plow this snow staph.
The state crews plow very well
But the local roads need a spell
I now see private-company crews
In spots plowing the snowy miscues.
Unfortunately, many toss snow out
Into the streets along my route
This creates driving and run issues
And sadly a few crying tissues.
A snowy white Christmas is good
Then after folks prefer bare wood
I love running winter’s dry roads
After the Christmas rich episodes.
December 21, 2025
The winter solstice is the 21st
And it gives this runner a burst
Of hope, faith and more daylight
Which is a most welcome sight.
Since late July running in the dark
Is a daily segment of my run lark
I’ve run so long just before dawn
That for me I just continue on.
Dark running is nothing new
52 total years is the run glue
Daily runs teach one the clue
Thus, avoiding that Boo Hoo!
The winter solstice a great treat
Growing daylight thrills my feet
Each day we add more daylight
In January it grows with might.
Sure, wintry weather is around
Complete with that windy sound
And wet snow will occasionally fall
Yet, we’re growing a daylight wall.
More daylight a nice Christmas gift
For road runners now not so swift
We enjoy as winter continues on
Realizing daylight is not a pawn.
Categories: Poet's Corner
Runner's Gazette 
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