a box of stockings

i go through my box

of Christmas stockings. 

all of them red

and soft with

glitter stuck to the cloth.

but each with a big cursive

letter sewn onto

the front.

a few J's, a few C's

and S's.

lots of A's and B's.

half the alphabet is

represented.

there's even an X

and the rare Y,

i think that was Yvonne

i finally find one that 

hasn't been used before.

a big M

i find the hammer and

tack it to the mantle.