A CHRISTMASY COMPANY LOBBY

Tasteful ornaments everywhere

With life-sized nutcrackers guarding there….

These “employees”

Wear real I.D.’s,

Showing someone really cares!

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In one corner is a snow-white tree

Partly obscuring what a camera sees…

Receptionist

By request,

Is sheltered from any winter breeze.

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Garland white, feathery and lit,

Winds up stairway to the top of it…

Along the top of a second level,

Mini-nutcrackers stand in revel

Extending a theme proper and fit.

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In the midst of all this grand affair,

Wreaths on the glass doors rustle in air…

From the outside

Where cold abides,

When it’s warm and cozy inside there.

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Inside these enchanted grounds

Warm professionalism abounds…

Business done

With aplomb,

Laughter among the muted sounds.

–Jonathan Caswell