Diana was taking down the Christmas decorations and packing them into two cardboard boxes which she would take to the attic room which overlooked the church<\/p>\n
She stared at her tree which was dark and bare and regretted her disposal<\/p>\n
It was still raining outside so she pulled her everyday mackintosh over her shoulders and ventured on to the path towards her garden shed<\/p>\n
Gently she placed the corpse of the tree into a muddy puddle where the bonfire once roared<\/p>\n
At the end of the garden her stream had flooded and had doubled its width<\/p>\n
It did so every year<\/p>\n
Diana removed her shoes and ran towards the stream<\/p>\n
In her pocket was a poem that she had written<\/p>\n
Whilst resting in front of the fire on New Year\u2019s Eve<\/p>\n
Once a year they dance within my tree
\nFor it is the season to be free
\nBut soon enough December ends
\nAnd with regret I lose my friends<\/i><\/p>\n
Diana read the poem quietly to herself and then wrapped the paper into a tight ball and threw it into the swollen stream<\/p>\n
Take it the to the river my friend and by tonight I will have forgotten this simple rhyme<\/i><\/p>\n
She said to herself as she returned to her warm house<\/p>\n
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